From my new Washington Post opinion piece:
Tuesday night’s presidential debate perfectly illustrates how President Trump abuses our democratic institutions — and how feckless the media can be in the face of those violations.
Since he first entered the presidential race, Trump has violated countless norms of public life, including making tens of thousands of false claims. Such an approach to governing should inspire the media to modify the way it treats the president, including during the debates in which he takes part.
Yet Fox News host Chris Wallace attempted to moderate the debate as if Trump were like any other candidate.
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