President-elect Donald Trump is ramping up the fight against leftist media by filing a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and its pollster Ann Selzer, accused of intentional election interference. This legal battle illustrates the continuing struggle between Trump and what he refers to as a biased legacy media—one that supposedly distorts facts to favor the Democratic agenda. A recent mishap involving a disastrous jobs report and a misleading poll illustrates the stakes involved.
- Trump’s lawsuit targets alleged collusion between Selzer and Democratic operatives to sway voter opinions ahead of the election.
- The case aims to expose the bias within the legacy media, particularly through the discovery of communications between Selzer and partisan Democrats.
- This strategy represents a broader effort by Trump to hold media outlets accountable, potentially reshaping the landscape of American journalism.
The controversy erupted mere days before the election, following the release of job numbers that were dismal at best. While only 12,000 jobs were added in October against an expected 100,000, the media's focus shifted dramatically. Domestically, the conversation veered toward Selzer's poll, which falsely placed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa. Instead of acknowledging the economic turmoil, pundits fixated on a flawed poll that had little grounding in reality.
Interestingly, both campaigns had internal polling, revealing that neither Trump nor Harris' teams anticipated the ridiculous claims put forth by Selzer. The disparity was shocking: Selzer's poll showed Kamala with a significant lead, yet the Trump campaign won Iowa by 13 points. When pressed about the inaccurate polling, Selzer doubled down by claiming that such figures might have motivated Trump voters instead.
In parallel, Trump has successfully extracted millions from ABC News over false claims made by anchor George Stephanopoulos regarding Trump’s legal issues. The network agreed to a hefty payment just before depositions were set to unveil their internal communications—a potentially damning revelation of their bias. Herein lies the Achilles heel of legacy media that Trump hopes to exploit further: despite their claims of objectivity, evidence of collusion and partisanship could unravel their ability to function as credible news outlets.
Through this lawsuit against Selzer and the Des Moines Register, Trump’s team is seeking insights into the coordination between the pollster and Democratic operatives, with claims that Selzer’s work was tainted by radical biases after January 6th. The goal is to reveal how entrenched these supposed objective pollsters are in the political realm, further compromising the trust the public places in them.
Equipped with the ability to subpoena communications, Trump could expose how intertwined the media is with the Democratic Party, a breach of trust that could be disastrous for news outlets reliant on credibility. As the landscape of American politics shifts, it appears that Trump is more than willing to dismantle those institutions that aimed to derail his presidency. If successful, this could lead to what some may herald as a new Golden Age in America, where transparency becomes paramount, and credibility is restored.
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