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Beware the tricks and traps of Donald Trump, news manipulator in chief

ON OCT. 7, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, a tape appeared of Donald Trump saying vile things about women to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush. We, the media, went berserk. For the next two weeks, as various women came forward accusing Trump of sexual assault, the coverage was wall to wall. Hillary Clinton’s campaign snapped at the bait and made Trump’s misogyny the centerpiece of its strategy.

Also on Oct. 7 came the mind-blowing news

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