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“I think with Donald Trump we're seeing the sort of utterly vanished line at long last of enter - between entertainment and politics. I mean there's always been an enormous dose of entertainment in politics. Trump has completely erased that line but the Trump phenomenon when it comes to where the media's culpability is how much we should be beating ourselves up, that's a complicated question because one of the distinctive features of our era is we know exactly what consumers are doing almost in real time.”

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Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni is an American journalist born on October 31, 1964. He is known for his columns in The New York Times, which primarily focus on political, social, and cultural issues. Bruni's writing style is characterized by its depth of insight and humor, often sparking public discourse on important matters. more

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