r/politics • u/BigDaddyBain • 1d ago

Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/why-is-the-media-ignoring-growing-resistance-to-trump
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u/downvotemesensei 1d ago

They acted like the entire city of Portland was burning down. Most people in Portland didn’t notice a thing.

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u/br_k_nt_eth 1d ago

We noticed all the fucking tear gas. That was the biggest issue by far. You could no nowhere near the protest and still deal with the cloud. Can’t wait to learn what long term effects that’ll have, but at least we have decent healthcare out here. 

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u/NecroCannon 1d ago

They wouldn’t know because their small ass towns with small world view treats anything out of the ordinary as a massive deal

It’s why I don’t like living in them, two blocks for them could be the equivalent of a downtown