A woman wears a shirt reading 'Trump Putin '16' while waiting for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak at a campaign event at Plymouth State, N.H.

The Trump-Putin Connection That Wasn't

On the Media | Nov 4, 2016

Accusations of Russian hacking and election-meddling exist in the context of a broader narrative: that Donald Trump's campaign is endorsed by--perhaps even puppeteered by--Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. It's a sensational story that the press, egged on by the Clinton campaign, has been unable to resist, despite the fact that evidence of any such connection (as the New York Times revealed this week) is seriously lacking.

James Carden, a contributor to The Nation and executive editor of the American Committee for East-West Accord's EastWestAccord.com, has been distressed by the press's credulity when it comes to the Trump-Russia connection. But he believes that this shoddy coverage is just one example of the press's blind spot while covering Russia, or any other country that the US views as an adversary. He speaks with Bob about why skepticism is most necessary in moments like these.

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