It's been nearly a year since 77 million Americans voted Donald Trump into office for a second term. If I didn't know any better, I'd be tempted to believe the incessant flow of criticism about the president at most legacy media outlets.

It's everywhere.

"No Kings" protests across the country send a message to Trump about his toxicity and authoritarianism, Rachel Maddow said Oct. 21. The Atlantic's George Packer wrote that MAGA is experiencing a moral collapse. On "The Daily Show," host Jon Stewart piled on the “No Kings” protests, calling Trump “king adjacent” and the “imitation crab of kings.” On "Real Time with Bill Maher," Maher called Trump “an authoritarian

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