A veteran CBS News reporter criticized the New York Times for its headline about President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory, claiming the paper was flaunting its connection to the American people.
Journalist and author Jean Crawford took me to X He criticized the Gray Lady on Tuesday after it published a headline announcing Trump's decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Times' headline was “Trump's America,” with a subhead: “Victory changes a nation's sense of self.”
President-elect Trump's victory on Tuesday. CBS News
Crawford took exception to the paper's choice of words.
“Hmm. Isn't the headline here 'Victory Reveals NYT Doesn't Understand the Country'?”
X users agreed to her edit.
one a commenter wrote“We can't reach them. They don't even realize that the only thing that's changed is their perception of the country. They're just as disappointed in us as the Obamas. .”
“Blue bubble elites have not heard from each other in recent years.'' I wrote something else.
The headline is a continuation of the Journal of Record's critical coverage of President-elect Trump, which paints him like a wannabe fascist.
It was won on the back of both electoral gains and a victory in the popular vote. Getty Images
The Times ran the headline Wednesday: “America Hires Strongman.”
“This was the conquest of a nation by license, not by force,” the Times wrote. “America is now on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance unlike anything we've seen before in our 248-year history.”
In an editorial on the same day, the Gray Lady suggested that President Trump threatens the rights of the public and the integrity of government institutions.
“But whatever drove this decision among these voters, all Americans can now see that Trump has repeatedly promised to amass unchecked power and punish those he sees as his enemies.” “We should be wary of the incoming Trump administration, which is likely to make it a top priority. Do that,” the Times gushed.
Critics have suggested that these types of statements are evidence of the Times' inability to maintain journalistic objectivity when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump.
Trump won both the electoral vote and the popular vote in Tuesday's election.
