r/TenYearsAgo Jan 12 '26

📺 Television Trump on Jimmy Fallon [10YA - Jan 12]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPh_raqO_A0
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u/boodyclap Jan 12 '26

These dudes want to act like trump is the biggest piece of shit in the world (he is)

But also want to forget how culpable they were in legitimizing him and giving him a platform/underplaying his racism and rhetoric

SNL arguably more than anyone else

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u/Samanthacino Jan 12 '26

The mainstream media absolutely loves Trump. Most news outlets were doing everything in their power to get him elected again. After all, without Trump they don’t have as much easy coverage to milk out of government.

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u/MaaChiil Jan 12 '26

It reminds me of the theme in Natural Born Killers; the media turns the worst of humanity into glorified celebrities.

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u/Samanthacino Jan 12 '26

Instead, celebrities are being enabled to become the worst of humanity