By Christopher Harper
The media hit squads have launched their opening salvos against two key Trump supporters, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick.
“As the chances that former President Donald Trump will pick South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem as his running mate are growing, so too is scrutiny over everything from her policy positions to her new teeth,” The Wall Street Journal wrote recently. “Her stance on abortion. Her opposition to TikTok. And most puzzling to many, her decision earlier this month to post a lengthy video on Instagram praising a cosmetic dentistry practice in Texas for fixing her teeth.”
In a recent speech, Noem expressed her exasperation about media stories. “I mean they’re just attacking me like crazy right now,” Noem said, according to an audio recording obtained by POLITICO. “But listen, that’s a good thing. It’s a good thing because it makes you stronger, and it teaches you really what you’re up against, and it makes you recognize how much they lie, how much they will twist, how much they will manipulate. And you just have to be strong and be happy warriors.”
In a similar assault on a major Trump supporter, The New York Times attacked McCormick, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, a must-win state in the 2024 presidential election.
“David McCormick’s origin story goes something like this: He grew up in rural Pennsylvania, southwest of Scranton. He baled hay, trimmed Christmas trees and otherwise worked on the family’s farm. And from those humble beginnings, he rose to achieve the American dream,” The Times stated. “But interviews in Mr. McCormick’s hometown, as well as a review of public records, news coverage from his childhood and his own words, suggest that he has given a misleading impression about key aspects of his background.”
The McCormick campaign issued a lengthy rebuttal of DaTimes story: “The New York Times has published a story filled with frivolous lies about my childhood. If it weren’t so demeaning to my parents’ lifelong teaching careers and the town. I’m so proud to have been raised in, it might be funny. The simple fact is The New York Times is lying….I knew getting into this race could mean things would get nasty, but it’s sad to see we’ve fallen so far that one of our nation’s oldest papers of record is pushing the Democrats’ baked narrative.” For more, see https://secure.winred.com/mccormick-pa/nyt-response-email-acs
Noem and McCormick won’t be the last Trump supporters to face increased attention. Unfortunately, It’s a long time until November with plenty of journalistic time and space to fill.
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