Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during his rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5, 2016 in Charleston, West Virginia.

How Not To Normalize Trump

On the Media | May 13, 2016

"Who will Trump's VP pick be?"

"Where does he stand on tax policy?"

"Is he acting more presidential?"

Bob says: "Who cares?!" By asking him about policy flip-flops and speculating about his VP pick, the press is normalizing an abnormal candidate. Instead, they must stay on the real story: his dangerous statements about women, Muslims, and immigrants. 

Music: 

"Il Casanova di Frederico Fellini" - Nino Rota 

"Tomorrow Never Knows" - The Beatles 

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