New York Post taunts Trump’s presidential bid with ‘Florida man makes announcement’ teaser at very bottom of the front page
Nov. 16, 2022
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-post-taunts-trumps-presidential-bid-with-florida-man-makes-announcement-teaser-at-the-very-bottom-of-the-front-page-11668615237
What a difference two years makes in the tabloid wars.
The New York Post endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 election (after abstaining from endorsing any presidential candidate in 2016), and splashed the former president across its front page at the time, calling on him to “Make America great again, again.”
But after Trump launched his third consecutive presidential bid in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday night, the Post not only buried its piece on the announcement on page 26 come Wednesday morning, it also relegated the news item to a simple banner running along the bottom of the front page that read, “Florida man makes announcement.” It chose to devote most of its front page to reporting on gang violence in New York City instead.
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Also: here is the text of the page 26 "story". It's a hoot!
With just 720 days to go before the next election, a Florida retiree made the surprise announcement that he was running for president. In a move no political pundit saw coming, avid golfer Donald J. Trump kicked things off at Mar-a-Lago, his resort and classified-documents library. Trump, famous for gold-plated lobbies and for firing people on realtity television, will be 78 in 2024. If elected, Trump would tie Joe Biden as the oldest president to take office. His cholesterol levels are unknown, but his favorite food is a charred steak with ketchup. He has stated that his qualifications for office include being a “stable genius.” Trump also served as the 45th president.
