Former Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta told Newsmax on Monday that when former President Donald Trump makes comments like his taken-out-context “bloodbath” remark over the weekend, he forces the media to cover issues that it wouldn’t if left to its own devices.
“Media does not want to cover this,” Acosta said, referring to the state of the economy, during an appearance on “Newsline.” “But the president forces media to cover it every time he goes out, and he gives a speech. People are going to focus in on the issues and they’re going to have to focus on the issues because they’re real and people are feeling it, and people need to insist that the media covers it. And if the media doesn’t cover it, then they need to switch channels to some media that does.”
At a rally in Ohio on Saturday, Trump spoke about the dangers facing the U.S. auto industry from imports, calling it a “bloodbath.” Mainstream media outlets took the former president’s remark and ran with it, publishing reports with misleading headlines that claimed Trump was promising a bloodbath if he isn’t returned to the White House in November. He blasted Democrats and the mainstream media on Monday for taking his comment out of context and fearmongering.
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