Friday, July 24, 2026

A Dark Night for the American Media | Steve Schmidt

July 24, 2026 | As the White House Correspondents’ Dinner brings the media élite together with Donald Trump, the consequences of normalizing his attacks on democracy grow clearer.

Steve Schmidt breaks down the media’s surrender to Trump and warns of what comes next.



Donald Trump has turned America into a sh**h**e country. It is hard to see how it will ever be able to recover from this assault on its decency. — © Mark Alexander