The chilling Trump speech on “left-wing gender insanity” came straight from right-wing media

On January 31, 2023, candidate and former President Donald Trump released a chilling video on the far-right video sharing platform Rumble, detailing what he called his plan to stop the “chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation of our youth.” Trump’s anti-trans screed came just days after a meeting with the creators of the online hate account Libs of TikTok, echoing their bigoted rhetoric, and could mark the start of a race to the bottom for the 2024 Republican primary. This raises the stakes for responsible media coverage of attacks on a vulnerable...