The latest bit of political wish-casting is that, in the wake of the killing of two U.S. citizens on the streets of Minneapolis, President Donald Trump and his bands of masked federal agents are “pulling back” or “lowering the temperature.”

PBS News fell for the ruse with this headline: “Trump softens stance on Minnesota crackdown as some federal agents prepare to leave.”

The Washington Post did likewise: “Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability.”

Referring to Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse gunned down by federal agents and then nonsensically defamed as an “assassin” and a “domestic terrorist” by administration officials, CNBC carried this headline: “White House eases tone on Pretti killing.”

How many times are news organizations going to fall for the utter claptrap of Donald Trump, his administration or the Republican Party at large changing tone? Collectively, they have one tone: rage. It’s their oxygen, and it’s what has led to this violent, chaotic moment in our nation’s history, where seemingly lawless agents of the federal government are rounding up immigrants and U.S. citizens while responding to peaceful protesters with chemical agents and, at times, lethal force.

On Jan. 28, two days removed from those softened-tone........

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