… Trump’s framing on Wednesday afternoon was of a hyperactive media pushing the country to a position aimed at hurting him personally, over the objections of the American people. (That the shutdown is harming news organizations, which are also businesses, probably doesn’t worry Trump too much.)
Most people don’t agree, viewing other Americans generally as not overreacting to the pandemic. About a third of Republicans said they thought most people were overreacting, but two-thirds said either that most people were reacting appropriately or underreacting. CONT.
Philip Bump, Washington Post
