I wonder what the opinion writers will be writing about after Joe Biden is inaugurated president? These days most editorials, columns, or op-eds have a Trump angle even when it’s a real stretch.
For example, today’s WaPo editorial blames Trump for the Chinese government’s turning Hong Kong’s legislative body into a rubber stamp for Beijing’s policies. While it’s true that a sternly worded demarche would be appropriate under the circumstances, does anyone seriously believe that would make a difference to Beijing?
I don’t like Trump. I didn’t vote for him. But the Biden Administration will have their own troubles with China in due course. And I have little doubt that Congressional Republicans will complain about every Chinese outrage as the U. S. “knuckling under” to Beijing with snide comments about the Biden family business while the NYT and WaPo hale them as moderation or even breakthroughs.
Did I miss something? Is that part of the style guide now?
And does anyone have any predictions about the future of print journalism after Trump? I think that publications like the WSJ that people actually have reasons to buy will be just fine while other papers continue their downhill slide.
My prediction is that if Biden tweets out as many lies as did Trump that the press will be just as hard on him. If he puts as many petty crooks in his cabinet they will just as hard on him. If he uses the office to enrich himself they will write that up too.
Steve
The model will be:
Trump’s failures have led to…
Trump’s dismantling of Obama’s foreign policy has led to….
Trump’s unwillingness to tackle climate change has led to…..
You see, it’s easy to use