The National Post continues to be the Democratic Party Public Relations Office when it comes to Donald Trump. They take like pablum the press service in particular of Bloomberg News. This is the same press agency that was recently given orders by its owner not to investigate any Democratic candidate for President including of course, he, Michael "I sign their paycheques" Bloomberg. (Of course, Bloomberg was authorized by General Big Slurp to investigate Donald Trump).
The latest: an article entitled "Key Takeaways from the Impeachment Trial - 'It's a coverup' says Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer". This is reprinted dutifully, faithfully and loyally by the NP without pointing out that the rules set out for trial were the same ones set out for Bill Clinton and voted for 100-0 including, yes, then Senator Chuck Schumer. They further do not point out that the process until now did not let Trump and his lawyers to participate, was half done in secret and strictly limited the questions Republicans could ask or the witnesses they could call, unlike in the Nixon and Clinton impeachments. It also does not point out that, when the POTUS refused to give them documents and witnesses, they waived applying to court to get them they were so anxious to get Trump impeached quickly. In other words, it's not even hinted that any coverup until now has arguably been mounted by the Democrats. This forensic approach is echoed by Bloomberg when neither the GOP nor Trump are given any chance to respond to this nakedly opinionated and partisan article.
It is almost certain and understood that the editorial boards and key columnists of both the NP and the Financial Post are moderately rabid Never Trumpers with a few noble exceptions. No illusions dwell here. But, when it comes to reporting the news, the NP could stop simply regurgitating the obvious partisan bias of agencies like Bloomberg on all things Trump as if it's the objective truth and not opinion. Hint: try the Wall Street Journal's news service.
It's bad enough that Canada's National "Conservative" newspaper is editorially down on the single most conservative (by word and deed) president in 30 years. It's worse when yet another paper of record sacrifices its journalistic ethics on the altar of its personal prejudices.
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