The media, desperately in search of a narrative to cast the incoming Trump administration as dangerously incompetent, are once again overplaying their hands. Instead of focusing on the nepotisticĀ fact that Trump relies heavily on his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his daughter, Ivanka ā he invited them to a state meeting with Japan ā theyāre trying to claim that he just isnāt moving fast enough on appointments.
Thatās nuts.
Barack Obama didnāt name his picks for Secretary of State, Defense, or Attorney General until December 1, nearly a month after the November 4, 2008 election. George W. Bush didnāt name his picks for State, Defense, or Attorney General until mid-December (December 16 for Colin Powell, December 28 for Donald Rumsfeld, December 22 for John Ashcroft). Bill Clinton didnāt name his picks for those positions until at least December 22. George H.W. Bush was the fastest off the mark ā he named James Baker Secretary of State the day after the November 8 election. Ronald Reagan waited until December 11 to get started; Jimmy Carter waited until December 3.
Weāre still waiting on Trumpās State and Defense picks, but heās already out of the gate with Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. Itās November 17.
The media are so eager to bury Trumpās administration that they are falling all over themselves to do so. Instead of soberly covering potential problems with top level picks ā Steve Bannon, for example, is a rotten pick, but not because heās a racist or anti-Semite ā the media keep proclaiming THE END IS NEAR. This sort of alarmism doesnāt convince Americans, who donāt really see why thereās any giant rush to appoint people who arenāt going to be formally considered by the Senate until January 20 anyway.
If this election was about repudiation of the media ā and it was ā the media arenāt doing themselves any favors when they promulgate fact-free narratives while simultaneously attempting to label conservative outlets āfake news.ā For years, Americans have assumed that the leftist media are ladling them fake news each day. Each day, the media seem determined to prove them right.
Source: The Daily Wire