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Analysis: Media Coverage On Trump Shows That They Are Trying To Figure Out “How To Get Rid Of The Bone In Their Throats”

In the very first few days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the manipulative approach of the Slovenian mainstream media when it comes to reporting on his mandate has already been revealed. Namely, negative headlines dominate in articles written about him, which create distorted stories, which are not only an expression of political leanings, but above all, an attempt to manipulate public opinion. Trump has already initiated revolutionary changes in the United States of America and around the world, which is shaking the influence of the deep state, and this trend is certainly not to the liking of the left-leaning media, which is afraid of losing its influence. Publicist, business consultant and practical philosopher Andrej Drapal estimates that the Slovenian mainstream media’s coverage of Trump is about figuring out “how to get rid of the bone in their throat.”

The portrayal of Donald Trump‘s first days in office in the Slovenian media showed the dirty way in which they have decided to follow his term. Editors of the national media outlet, Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVS), and the largest commercial media outlet, 24ur, bombarded their readers with negative headlines, such as: “Donald Trump threatens with tariffs”, “With Trump, the financial market has been swept by a new wave of dangerous speculation”, “Jewish settlers have attacked Palestinian villages after Trump’s removal of sanctions” , “The influence of the rich on Trump threatens our democracy”, “Will Trump even notice Europe”, “Elon Musk’s fascist salue”, “Lies that have already been told by Trump” …

In light of the above, Andrej Drapal was critical of the reporting we have seen so far. In his opinion, this is a failed attempt by the progressive media to come to terms with the legitimacy of Trump’s election. The Slovenian media, which is predominantly progressive, expresses this by looking for sensationalist stories, such as Elon Musk‘s “fascist salute”, which Drapal finds more amusing than seriously worrying. He assessed that the media find it difficult to accept dissenting opinions.

This was also confirmed by the fact that they censor those who support Trump. For example, on the 24ur web portal, comments with the simple message “Go Trump” are flagged as “unauthorised words” and cannot be published. This practice clearly shows how far these media are prepared to go to silence voices that do not fit their agenda.

They resent Musk his drive for freedom of speech

Drapal believes that censorship has become the progressives’ only tool to control public speech. He pointed out that these approaches are often sophisticated and different from the classical censorship we knew under communism. “This is one of their main grievances against Musk,” noted Drapal, who believes that Musk has “directly stabbed them in the back” with free speech that is allowed on his social media platform, X. Drapal also pointed to the government of Robert Golob’s proposal for a media law, which also includes elements of censorship.

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Fearmongering about Trump is based on emotion because there are no arguments

In addition, the mainstream media like to scare readers with the claim that a Trump presidency will bring about the collapse of democracy, allow the rich to take control and cause the financial markets to crash. Such sensationalist headlines have only one aim: to create fear and uncertainty. Why is the media creating fear of Trump? Drapal answered that this is a predictable strategy of the progressives. Labels such as “the fall of democracy” and “the rule of the rich” are based purely on emotions and not on arguments, because they have none.

Trump’s pardon is controversial, Biden’s is sympathetic

One of the more glaring examples of how the Trump presidency has been handled is the recent news of the pardon. The Slovenian media criticised Trump’s pardons, while they justified the pardons of his predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump pardoned his supporters, and Biden pardoned his son Hunter, whose laptop was found to contain evidence of criminal offences, including paedophilia. While 24ur tried to evoke sympathy for Hunter Biden in its reporting, Trump’s move was described as “controversial”. This is not just a double standard, but a deliberate manipulation of public opinion.

It was media bias that contributed to Trump’s victory

But apparently, the Slovenian media failed to realise that it was precisely this noticeable bias of the mainstream media in the United States of America that contributed to Trump’s victory. Americans realised what was going on and saw the manipulation of the media and gave Trump their support, which shocked the political elite. If the public were to judge solely by the reporting of the mainstream media, they would conclude that Trump has the support of only a small percentage of the electorate. In reality, it is a majority support, as shown by his successful return to the White House.

The Slovenian mainstream media have once again revealed their political agenda, but their bias cannot silence the truth. Trump remains a symbol of hope for millions of people fighting for a just, free and independent future.

A. G.

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