Just when you think the clown show could not get any more clownish.

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    Replacing trained journalists with frat bro douche podcasters who will uncritically report and support whatever shit you’ll spew would not be surprising but would still be terrible. Yet another notch on the “This is how democracy dies” speedrun

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      While everything Trump does should be suspect the framing of this as “frat bro douches” instead of “new media journalists” was entirely an editorial opinion by the DailyBeast that appears to be unsupported by the actual sources they reference in the article.

      Would Trump likely stuff this slate of new journalists full of scummy ass kissers - yes, absolutely, but he’s threatened to pull the credentials from MSNBC before as well.

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        The article includes details about the podcasters DJT and JD Vance worked with recently - Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Rumble streamer Adin Ross; a veritable who’s who of right-wing podcasters and livestreamers