| | | | There’s a method behind Donald Trump’s increasingly unhinged attacks on women journalists, and it isn’t complicated. When Trump shrieked “you’re either crooked or you’re stupid!” at NBC’s Kristen Welker during Sunday’s Meet the Press interview, he sent a signal to the men in his coalition. They have come to view female authority as an existential threat to their power. And as his MAGA movement increasingly splinters, he knows exactly how to get them all singing from the same hymn book again. Read the full story. This story is from The Big Picture, a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today. Sign up to receive it in your inbox directly every week. | |
