Russiagate was a media-aided hoax, and the media will likely repeat that playbook against the GOP nominee in 2028
Source: https://www.facebook.com/americanspectator/. "The Anti-Trump Russia Hoax | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics." October 13, 2026. spectator.org
The Gist
The author says the Russia collusion story was a made-up scandal that the media and Democrats pushed because they hated Trump, and that a new Fox documentary proves it. Since the media did it once, he expects them to do it again to whoever the Republicans nominate in 2028, and he wants the GOP to be ready.
Conclusion
Because the media and Democrats knowingly spread the Russia collusion hoax to try to overturn the 2016 election, Republicans should expect the media to run a similar campaign against Trump's successor in 2028 and should prepare safeguards against it.
Premises
- The Trump-Russia collusion narrative was a hoax, a faux scandal that was corrupt from the outset, as shown by recently disclosed government records and declassified documents (per Fox's Greg Jarrett and its documentary series).
- Large sections of the media knowingly spread and defended the hoax, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, is said to have been one of its perpetrators.
- The media's motive was to overturn the result of a presidential election because they could not abide political outsider Trump.
- Democratic leaders and the media still hold the same contempt for Trump and his base.
- Whoever the 2028 GOP nominee is will be targeted as Trump's heir, so the media's past willingness to push false stories makes a repeat likely.
Assumptions
- Fox's documentary and Jarrett's characterization accurately and completely represent the facts of Russiagate.
- Media coverage of the Russia story was driven by deliberate bad faith and political animus rather than good-faith error or legitimate investigative reporting.
- Past media behavior is a reliable predictor of behavior in 2028.
- Democratic and media hostility to Trump will carry over to his successor.
- Republican leaders can build effective safeguards against 'election tomfoolery' without distorting legitimate reporting.