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'Beyond Gaslighting': NY Times Ripped For 'Pathetic' Front-Page Trump Coverage

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The is coming under fire for its front-page coverage of President ’s threat on Monday to .Trump said he was “dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement” to quell the civic unrest caused by a , a Black man, in Minneapolis last week. AdvertisementAfter Trump’s comments, police used tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful protesters outside the White House to give the president a and posed for . The Times front page shared by print editor Tom Jolly showed a headline across all six columns reading “As Chaos Spreads, Trump Vows To ‘End It Now.’” That, critics said, didn’t come close to expressing what happened: The President is acting like a budding dictator.Headline fail, . — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro)This headline goes beyond gaslighting and reads as a full-on endorsement of fascism—and it’s the front page of the tomorrow: — Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈 (@leahmcelrath)AdvertisementThe New York Times headline writers are going to Both Sides the country to death. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz)Just pathetic. An insult to readers and everyone else. — Jon Lovett (@jonlovett)You can be mad at this headline. It is terrible. But I just wish you’d be more mad that your local news is going bankrupt, because they are covering your town’s criminal justice issues, police brutality, opioids, schools, health, water, better than national news can. — S.E. Cupp (@secupp)Democracy dies in darkness, . — Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous)Tom, this is embarrassing. I’d be ashamed to work for a place that put this out.— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy)AdvertisementIf the New York Times thinks this accurately describes what happened today, I have no idea what country they've been living in - they should just let Trump write their headlines. — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes)Another great example of the failing you in their reporting. — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien)This headline is a complete betrayal of the truth of what occurred today. The irony is that by failing so thoroughly and completely, is actually causing it’s own extinction. Keep this both sides shit up and there won’t be a free press at after November. — Paychecko (@Paychecko)Fixed it for you, . — Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler)Cowards. — Cody Johnston (@drmistercody)AdvertisementI’m not among those who love bashing the , which I consider our frontline defense against tyranny. But this headline is stunningly bad, totally missing what may be the most chilling day in the Trump presidency. — David Boardman (@dlboardman)It’s amazing that no media reporter has ever written the definitive piece about why the sucks so bad at headlines when it matters most.Undoubtedly arrogance is half the problem. But what’s the other half? Process?— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery)Possibly one of the worst headlines ever written, and I used to write headlines for a living. NYT editor Dean Bacquet is a disgrace to journalism and ought to be fired.— Michael Dresser (@michaeltdresser)Cancelling my subscription to the A trash newspaper that is a disgrace to it’s own legacy. — Tony (@TonyAtamanuik)Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The is coming under fire for its front-page coverage of President ’s threat on Monday to .Trump said he was “dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement” to quell the civic unrest caused by a , a Black man, in Minneapolis last week. AdvertisementAfter Trump’s comments, police used tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful protesters outside the White House to give the president a and posed for . The Times front page shared by print editor Tom Jolly showed...

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