Maggie Haberman defends media's unfair coverage of Trump, inadvertently leaks some truths

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Host Dave Davies framed the discussion by claiming the media "have given Trump credibility by treating things he says as if they should be taken seriously when they don't deserve that treatment.""I think that the media does a very good job covering Trump.
74% : But I actually think the media has done a very good job of covering Trump.
51% : "I think most of the information that the public has about Trump is because of reporting by the media," she said.
42% : "I think there is an industry, bluntly, that is dedicated toward attacking the media, especially as it relates to covering Donald Trump and all coverage of Trump.
39% : "That's what happens with this industry on the left that attacks the press is that it gets described as a grand conspiracy to try to help Trump somehow, as opposed to people doing their job on daily deadlines and not always hitting the mark because we are humans.
37% : "The NY Times columnist said critics on the left are frustrated "that there is not the result they want to see, which is Trump melts or Trump no longer has, you know popularity.
36% : I'm talking about a lot of that Trump has used the language of despots to undermine the press is very well established, and it's very dangerous," she said.
34% : ""And I think that Trump is a really difficult figure to cover because he challenges news media process every day, has for years," she continued.
17% : In a guest appearance on NPR's Fresh Air, Haberman was asked about the "level of bitterness" in politics following TWO failed assassination attempts targeting Trump, who faults the rhetoric on the left.
13% : "Haberman unwittingly said out loud what is known to be true, not bothering to hide her own bias -- keep in mind that prior to the rigged debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, it was reported that moderator David Muir's ABC newscast was 100% positive about Harris and 93% negative about Trump.

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