Its general thrust and headline (“Biden visits Buffalo as racist shooting challenges his calls for unity”) remain the same, at least at this hour. One the one hand, Republicans have been able to block police reform, voting rights and gun-control legislation. First, let’s change the headline from “Biden visits Buffalo as racist shooting challenges his calls for unity” to “Biden visits Buffalo as racist shooting highlight right-win extremism”. And some top Republican influencers, including Fox’s Tucker Carlson, have actively spread fears of white Americans being “replaced” by nonwhites. They, even more than the reporters, should be held publicly accountable for this kind of political coverage.

Source: Washington Post May 17, 2022 18:36 UTC