The 'most powerful man in politics,' demonized in this weeks dubious tabloids

If you roll up a copy of this weeks Globe tabloid into the shape of a seashell and hold it to your ear, you can hear the sound of President Trump screaming. Just because theyre packed with fact-challenged celebrity gossip doesnt mean that the tabloids cant give us insight into American politics. President Trump has long used the National Enquirer and Globe as mouthpieces for his thoughts, and this week it appears that trend continues.

Just because Globe and National Enquirer chief David Pecker has been granted immunity by Robert Muellers investigation into former Trump attorney Michael Cohen in exchange for spilling the beans about covering up scandals it uncovered on the president, that apparently doesnt mean the magazine has ceased in its slavish devotion to the man who believes that cold hamburgers are an appropriate breakfast (or lunch) of champions. Which is why its illuminating to see this weeks Globe effectively demonize conservative talk radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh for almost single-handedly helping to shut down the government.

Forget President Trumps order to close down the government, the Democrats inability to find a compromise that doesnt involve building a wall along the border with Mexico, and the Republicans refusal to stand up to Trump. As far as the Globe is concerned, it wants its readers to know that Limbaugh, dubbed on its front page the Most Powerful Man in Politics is the one most responsible for the shutdown, thanks to his repeated radio attacks on immigrants.

He demanded GOP legislators and the White House refuse to support any funding bill to keep federal agencies operating unless the legislation financed building the wall, reports the Globe. Read the rest