“Give me a media critique,” Stelter said. “Was that stupid on my part? What do you make of how Avenatti was covered by CNN and MSNBC?”
Markay said Trump had succeeded at times in “Trumpifying” his opposition, allowing his foes to buy into conspiracy theories and get taken in by shady figures like Avenatti.
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“By virtue of granting that, they were being played by that very strategy, his ability to manipulate the media,” Markay said.
Stelter was hardly alone in boosting Avenatti.
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