When it comes to politics, the press – or, as it has come to be known in the information age, the media – has perhaps never been entirely objective. With the advent of social media, the skewed perspectives of journalists and editorial teams have become more widely recognized – and more universally despised. Once former President Donald Trump appeared on the political scene, however, bias in left-leaning media kicked into overdrive. Indeed, several journalists and TV news personalities have gone so far as to suggest that Trump is such an unpalatable individual that they have a duty not to portray him or his policies objectively. Still, the upcoming presidential election appears to have driven the anti-Trump media to an even greater level of journalistic malpractice, as evidenced by several recent shameful examples.
For many past presidential…
