The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

My latest piece for MSNBC.com details the right-wing media ecosystem's repeated claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat — and the horrific potential consequences of spreading those conspiracy theories:

The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.

Five months before the 2024 election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Donald Trump defeat are already commonplace in the right-wing media ecosystem. Fox News stars and Trumpist influencers are priming their audiences to listen if Trump once again claims an election was “rigged” against him — and to come to his aid.

Read the whole thing.

The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

On Fox Business, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin repeats climate fund fraud claims one day after a federal judge said the agency has failed to offer “evidence with regard to malfeasance”

Bloomberg's John Authers on Trump tariffs: “This is ridiculous, they are not reciprocal in any sensible definition of the term”

Steve Bannon on Trump's tariff announcement: “Yesterday was so magnificent and the stagecraft was so perfect.”

Steve Bannon: Trump “loves his charts. Those are like the tablets that Moses brought down.”

Charlie Kirk on Trump's tariffs: “There will be market volatility. There will be turbulence. It's basically like taking cough syrup.”

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