Media attacks Trump with fake controversy

The controversy over Donald Trump’s debate response to the question about the election results is nothing more than a contrived media distraction from the effective compelling points he made. Shamefully, Fox News is going along with the mainstream media’s diversion. Feel assured it was predetermined that if Trump had a good debate performance, a distraction from policy issues would need to be manufactured.

No, Trump did not respond as clearly and as eloquently as he could have. But challenging or considering challenging the initial election results in our country is not unusual. Richard Nixon seriously considered challenging the results in his race against John F. Kennedy in 1960, Al Gore did challenge the election results against George W. Bush in 2000, and John Kerry seriously considered challenging the results in 2004. And challenges are not terribly unusual in Senate and House races either.

If the discussion is public policy issues, Trump wins. It’s high time for the media to report on what truly impacts the lives of everyday Americans. And it’s time for everyday Americans to be much more offended by what Hillary Clinton had done than by what Donald Trump has said.

James L. Pollack, Near North Side

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