Media Nearly Blind to the Far Left, but Panic Over ‘Far Right’

Despite the growing trend of leftwing extremist violence during the first six months of the Trump administration (including the DC Jewish Museum shooting, the firebombing a GOP building in Albuquerque, and the anti-deportation riots Los Angeles), talking heads on TV news remained reluctant to acknowledge the existence of the American far left. However, those same journalists had no qualms about slapping a “far right” label on practically anything they deemed to be right of center.