L. Brent Bozell III - Unmasked; Big Medias War Against Trump

More Advance Praise for UNMASKED

Every conservative must read Unmaskeda crucial tool to counter the left in the ongoing battle to save our country and restore freedom in America.

D AVID M CINTOSH

P RESIDENT OF THE C LUB FOR G ROWTH

Bozell and his staff of media watchers compile quotes, outrages, and studies that devastate the idea that the news media are referees of our political debates. Its even worse than you think. Unmasked will prove it.

F ORMER S ENATOR J IM D EMINT

C HAIRMAN , C ONSERVATIVE P ARTNERSHIP I NSTITUTE

Brent Bozell has been exposing the medias shameless liberal bias for more than thirty years. But its never been worse out there than it is under President Trump. Bozell shows how the objective press has crossed every line, erased every boundary, and avoided every ounce of decency in going after this president.

A DAM B RANDON

P RESIDENT OF F REEDOMWORKS

Unmasked is a vitally important and timely book that exposes the massive propaganda attack designed to undermine and even topple a duly elected president and his administration.

E DWIN M EESE

F ORMER A TTORNEY G ENERAL UNDER R ONALD R EAGAN

Brent Bozell and Tim Graham document the war on the Presidentthe medias abandonment of even a pretext of impartialityin a must read for every American.

R ON R OBINSON

P RESIDENT OF Y OUNG A MERICAS F OUNDATION

Unmasked is a carefully documented analysis of how the media, and their Hollywood allies, have been at war against Donald Trump from the get-go. What has sent them over the edge, as the authors make plain, is their utter failure to convince the public that theyre right. Bozell and Graham have hit this one out of the park, dazzling the reader with indisputable evidence.

B ILL D ONOHUE

P RESIDENT OF C ATHOLIC L EAGUE FOR R ELIGIOUS AND C IVIL R IGHTS

Brent Bozell alerts and enlightens us on the agenda of an ideological liberal progressive media machine. Benjamin Franklin challenged us, a Republic if you can keep it. Bozells book enables us to meet that challenge to preserve the last great hope for mankind, these United States of America.

L IEUTENANT C OLONEL A LLEN B. W EST

(US A RMY , R ETIRED ), M EMBER , 112 TH US C ONGRESS

Fake news is real! Brent Bozell and Tim Graham unmask the news media, clearly revealing that they have become the opposition party to constitutional governance.

T ONY P ERKINS

P RESIDENT , F AMILY R ESEARCH C ENTER AND P RESIDENT , C OUNCIL FOR N ATIONAL P OLICY

The objective press is constantly tilting the field of politics, engaging in all kinds of unsportsmanlike conduct. What makes Unmasked so devastating is that the evidence it provides is irrefutable. Conservatives must read this book.

S ENATOR M IKE L EE

R-U TAH

UNMASKED

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UNMASKED

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Contents

Preface

I Was Prepared Not to
Like Donald Trump

H E HAD THAT CELEBRITY handle, The Donald, but for most people he was just Trump, and I confess that I never cared much for Trump. Blowhard, raunchy playboy, controversial businessman, endless self-promoter, jerkall these things defined the public Donald Trump as seen by his critics. Politics never seemed to be a top-shelf concern for this man, but when he did speak out, the narrative was doctrinaire liberal Democrat, championing Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton while celebrating Planned Parenthood, single-payer health insurance, environmental excesses, and the like.

In recent years hed been singing from a different sheet. He was becoming increasingly critical of President Obama, but it came with an inexplicable fixation on that damn birth certificate, which all along was the least provable and therefore most irrelevant accusation against the President. It was little more than a clarion call for conspiracy theorists and certainly unbecoming of a dignified contender.

Trump had made noises about running in 2008, but virtually nobody took him seriously, and when nothing materialized, those who bothered to care chalked it up to another Trump publicity stunt. Again in 2012 he flirted with a presidential run. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election, he boasted. But again nothing. Bluster? Fear? The realization that he couldnt win? No telling. Trump was Trump.

But in 2014 and early 2015, things seemed to be changing. He was becoming more comprehensively outspoken in his condemnation of Obama and the Democrats, and though he didnt seem to be wildly enthusiastic about the GOP, it was becoming evident that that was his destination. Word circulated that he was hiring staff in the early-primary states. More telling than this, Trump was doing deliberate outreach to some of the strongest voices in the conservative movement, such as my old friend talk radio giant Mark Levin, along with some of the most influential activist leaders in the movement, such as Citizens United head David Bossie, a longtime companion in the political trenches.

It was Bossie who urged me to meet Donald Trump. I was skeptical. When I questioned Trumps sudden conversion to the side of the angels, Bossie was quick to defend it: Hes the real deal. When I questioned his seriousness of purpose, Bossie was equally enthusiastic. I think this time hes gonna do it!

On December 5, 2014, I received an e-mail from then-Trump aide Sam Nunberg inviting me to meet Mr. Trump in New York. I accepted.

On February 26, I arrived at Trump Tower. Walking into the lobby of the twenty-sixth floor, I was struck by how dark it seemed. Staffers were coming and going, busily but quietly. There seemed to be something surreal about the place. We were ushered into Mr. Trumps office. Everyone but everyone called him Mr. Trump or sir. I expected a vast gilded throne room akin to those pictures of his gaudy penthouse. To be sure it was polished, with a magnificent view of the Manhattan landscape, but it lacked the aura of a business tycoon, especially one who designs and constructs his own skyscrapers. The desk wasnt even centered in the room; instead it was pressed against a wall. He sat behind that desk looking like just another corporate senior staff, not the Man Himself.

He came to life instantly. After introductions, we began to chat, but almost immediately a staffer, member interrupted. He approached the desk and handed Mr. Trump a report, maybe twenty or twenty-five pages long. Taking possession of it, Trump placed it on his desk and explained that this was his new bio. Its very, very good! he enthused as he urged me to read it (though he never gave me a copy). There it was, Braggadocio Trump. He stood and gave us the tour of the trophies along his wall: Mike Tysons heavyweight championship belt, Tom Bradys Super Bowl helmet, one of Shaquille ONeals sneakers, and a framed photo of him shaking President Reagans hand, to name some of them. Each was a good friend of his, and as he recounted how each item came into his possession, you sensed you were being treated to the VIP tour every visitor entering that office received. But I was not turned off. There was something endearing here. It was clear that Trump thoroughly enjoyed being