Opinion | Nixon didn't have Fox News. Will it make all the difference to Trump?

Opinion | Nicole Hemmer: Will Fox News be the factor that prevents President Trump's impeachment? - NBCNewsTHINK

It was also the same argument that President Richard M. Nixon first made about Watergate, which he dismissed as"" devised to undo his 1972 landslide victory. By August 1974, however, Nixon was facing a clear bipartisan consensus for impeachment and resigned the presidency.

But Nixon didn't have Fox News. Trump does. And that may very well save him from Nixon's ultimate fate, even as theToday's powerful conservative media ecosystem constantly parrots Trump’s claims of innocence, even as it discredits any critical information — particularly about the Mueller investigation.

Today's powerful conservative media ecosystem constantly parrots Trump’s claims of innocence, even as it discredits any critical information — particularly about the Mueller investigation. Fox News and conservative talk radio operate as both ally and megaphone, generating new arguments to support the president while devotedly amplifying every claim he makes.

Conservative media does more than amplify the administration line. Over the last few decades, it has played a crucial role in disciplining the Republican Party so that fewer and fewer officeholders are willing to step out of line with the base. From supporting and mobilizing the Tea Party movement to making RINO an actionable charge, the conservative media ecosystem has helped create the conditions that make it unlikely GOP members of Congress will turn against the president.

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