The detractors were shocked at the offhand comparison of American news organizations outside the conservative media ecosystem to state-run propaganda outlets. That’s probably because Leslie, like DeSantis, is fluent in the language of the far-right media ecosystem. In fact, Leslie seems to draw no contradiction between reporting on Republican political candidates and also campaigning for them. Fox News seems to have played a role in mainstreaming the language DeSantis used on Tuesday. “When you stand up for the right things, they will attack you,” DeSantis told Republicans in Nebraska in September 2021.

Source: Fox News October 06, 2022 18:33 UTC