Remember this take by Van Jones and others? MANY commentators were guilty of this in the last four years. Looking for a “moment” Trump became “presidential.” Trump was... what he was: an autocratic white supremacist. https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/politics/van-jones-trump-congress-speech-became-the-president-in-that-moment-cnntv/index.html

Yet, in the words of Van Jones: “He became President of the United States in that moment, period...That was one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in American politics.”

Oh and don’t forget the dancing with swords... another “moment” when the media was convinced that Trump was presidential

While we may blame the far-right media for brainwashing Trump supporters, we cannot dismiss how many in the mainstream media failed to take Trump’s threats seriously even when some of their colleagues were threaten, victimized and endangered because of his actions and words.