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Research/Study
Right-wing media use Trump shooting to decry supposedly “out of control” Democratic rhetoric and urge Biden to pardon Trump
Right-wing personalities are asking the media and Democrats to “dial it back” despite their own history of stoking the flames toward liberals
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After former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally, right-wing media have claimed that Democrats and others should tone down their supposedly inflaming rhetoric and President Joe Biden should pardon Trump. Meanwhile, right-wing media have repeatedly used overheated rhetoric when discussing Democrats, framing the 2024 election as a “political war” and “the end of the republic” if Biden wins.