Dan Gillmor on Nostr: Every news story about Biden "failure" on immigration should emphasize that a) the ...
Every news story about Biden "failure" on immigration should emphasize that a) the Democrats caved into essentially all of the Republicans' demands; b) the Republicans then torpedoed the legislation; and c) the Republicans explicitly acknowledged that their reason for killing it was to avoid giving Biden anything he could use in his re-election campaign.
The fact that very, very few Americans know this is just one more atrocious -- but typical -- failure of journalism.
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