“The legacy media is so focused on rebranding cackling Kamala Harris and running interference
for goofball Tim Walz that they cannot even recognize the brilliance of this pivot to X by Trump
<><>Musk’s platform isn’t working overtime to ignore, misrepresent, or drown out Trump’s message.
<><>Much to their chagrin, Trump’s X interview has blown a hole through the media propaganda wall
<><>Trump reached past them to voters that they had no idea existed.”
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Trump on X Taps Into a Voting Bloc That Legacy Media Doesn’t Even Know Exists
https://redstate.com ^ | August 12, 2024 | Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
Posted on 8/13/2024, 4:35:11 AM by Enterprise
As my colleague Bonchie reported, Axios reporter Sara Fischer appeared on CNN to complain about President Trump having an unfettered microphone with Elon Musk on X.
The Monday night conversation hails Trump’s return to the X (formerly Twitter) platform where he was unceremoniously booted almost four years before, and it has the entire legacy media complex shook.
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My Twitchy colleague PolitiBunny is quite correct. They despise the fact that they are on the outside looking in. You can hear the sarcasm dripping from Fischer’s voice when she says, “Online fringe.” This online fringe she dismisses represents a YUGE and probably untapped voting bloc.
The “edgelord influencers,” make up a young and MALE segment of voters who have huge online followings, eschew TikTok, and promote alpha males. Trump and his VP running mate JD Vance have been speaking to these influencers and appearing on their podcasts and shows, so who knows how many have tuned in Monday night? So far, over 30 million people (and counting) have already plugged into Trump’s X conversation with Musk.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com .