Back in July, the Huffington Post devoted its home page to a photo of Donald Trump and the headline, “You’re Fired! … From Our Political Reporting.” What followed was “An Important Note On Our Coverage Of Donald Trump’s ‘Campaign.'”
In short, the editorial board of the Huffington Post declared Trump a “sideshow” and announced that any future coverage of Trump would be found under HuffPo’s entertainment section. HuffPo’s adherence to its own rule was spotty at best, but tonight, the Huffington Post has another important announcement:
The Huffington Post will no longer cover Donald Trump under Entertainment https://t.co/9N7Kv9MY9w
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) December 8, 2015
HuffPo, smelling blood in the water as Trump announced a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” just couldn’t hold out any longer. Arianna Huffington herself declared in a lengthy essay that, from now on, the Huffington Post will “not only be covering the ways Trump’s campaign is unique in recent American politics, but also the disastrous impact it continues to have on his fellow candidates — and the national conversation.” Or it could just cover the news as news. Or not bother at all.
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier huffpo isn't as relevant as they think they are.
— Jackalope (@WisdomLingersSH) December 8, 2015
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier Who the hell cares what the Huffpo does?
— ❌The Possom❌ (@1AwesomePossom) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/Scubamac/status/674039738081214464
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier all politics should be covered under entertainment. That's all it is
— Ryan S. Taylor (@ryanstaylornet) December 8, 2015
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@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier no one reads you anyway. You won't and haven't been missed
— cyn ✨✨⭐️? (@AMpatriot2016) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/jp88jj93jp/status/674041454323478528
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier I guess they no longer find him entertaining.
— Laird Baldwin (@DrLairdBaldwin) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/MJP1370/status/674041155965857792
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier and we care because…..?
— Thomas Martin (@OuThomasMartin) December 8, 2015
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier how about not covering him at all.
— Linda Jordan (@grandmalinda45) December 8, 2015
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier I thought all Huff Post did was fluff pieces anyway? Not defending Trump for sure.
— James Hicks ???? (@Jhic709365) December 8, 2015
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier The Huffington Post needs to get a grip and quit crying…
— Wayne (@waynemcarson) December 8, 2015
@SabrinaSiddiqui @BretBaier And we care why again?
— StarsNStripes (@USAmerica1st) December 8, 2015
Something tells us the whole “covering Trump under our entertainment section” smackdown didn’t sting quite like it was meant to.
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