Trump Checkmates MSNBC And Maddow
DAVIS RICHARDSON
DailyCaller.com
03/15/2017
If there’s one thing Donald Trump knows, it’s leverage. The topic is discussed extensively in The Art of Deal and was a recurring theme throughout the billionaire’s presidential campaign. Whether it was upstaging Ted Cruz at last summer’s Republican National Convention or nixing an appearance at the seventh primary debate to host a fundraiser for veterans, Trump is a master of using his opponent’s leverage against them, turning psychological judo into showmanship. Nowhere is that more clear than in the realm of media.
This evening, Rachel Maddow tweeted, “We’ve got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET.” The topic immediately started trending on Twitter, with Esquire even setting aside an entire post about when to tune in. The event was hyped by MSNBC and then promoted by major media outlets as what was supposed to be a Watergate-level revelation, one that would expose the President’s ties to Russia and other miscellaneous business dealings under scrutiny by the media.
It turned out the tax returns were from 2005, over a decade ago. Twenty minutes before Maddow went on air, the White House released this statement:
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