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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I think there is a big difference though between trying to be likable in front of the media and doing what Trump does, where he tries to discredit the media by promoting conspiracy theories and restricting their access.
Almost every politician uses the the media to try and become popular by promoting positive images. Who can forget Stephen Harper's "kitten photos" (complete with electric guitar placed conspicuously in the background), or Stockwell Day's perfectly posed jet-skiing photo-op in Kelowna? It's exactly the same thing Trudeau does.
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Again their methodology is polar opposite, but the end game of distracting the public and using the media to talk about something else is the same.
Now whether their similar intent is or is not done with malice, is a completely different debate.