The media played the question-and-answer game with the Trump administration this week. The White House proposed adding a census question on citizenship and the media resoundingly said no. Major news organizations screamed that there was “a growing backlash” against the question. Not from the public, mind you, just from Democrats. NBC White House Correspondent Kristen Welker explained that there were “several Democratic state attorneys general poised to sue the Trump administration.” Because it’s novel that the left sues Trump? They’ve filed so many lawsuits that they’ve probably helped lower lawyer unemployment by a sizable amount. Several outlets warned that critics say this “will result in a population undercount.” CNN argued the move was “a big deal.” CNN Political Analyst John Avlon concluded that the change was “designed to drive down participation and benefit Republicans politically.” Lefty Vice predicted the question “could reshape American politics for a decade or more.” Mother Jones headlined. “Trump Is Rigging the Census.” And The New York Times editorialized an almost-identical view with, “The Trump Administration Sabotages the Census.” HuffPost tried hard to spin the question into a Republican concern, suggesting: “The controversial question may cost some GOP-led states seats in Congress and electoral votes in presidential elections.” PBS cautioned: “Democrats fear immigrants will skip census with citizenship query.” That was the common theme. It was never a media objection about gathering the information. The reaction was simply to provide cover for Democrats. Many outlets pushed a falsehood, cl
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