Fake News

Journalist, author, and commentator Chris Hedges is one of America’s finest minds.

Here, he reminds us of one of the most devastating effects of Donald Trump on U.S. society, which the former president put into play according to his core policy: always accuse your opponents of the precise crimes you have committed.

We can all remember perfectly well that, before Trump got ahold of it, the term “fake news” was a reference to things like Newsmax, Fox News, etc.  Within a few weeks after he took office, however, he had vigorously used it to rename the entirety of mainstream media and anyone else who dared point out Trump’s true character.