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https://www.status.news/p/trump-jr-hunter-biden-business-insider-backlash
https://archive.is/mLgsL
When Business Insider published a story
this week headlined “Don Jr. Is the New
Hunter Biden,” it was, on its face, a
fairly standard piece of political
reporting. Written by Bethany McLean, a
well-regarded veteran of Vanity Fair,
Reuters, and Fortune, the article carried
a simple premise: Just as Republicans had
long accused Hunter Biden of profiting off
his father’s position, Trump’s eldest son
now appeared to be dabbling in ethically
dubious behavior in search of profit.
Instead, the story has resulted in a
coordinated campaign by the White House and
its allies not just to discredit the
reporting, but to threaten the company
behind it.
A White House official used the opportunity
to deliver an extraordinary statement
accusing Axel Springer, the Mathias
Döpfner-led German media conglomerate that
owns Business Insider, of engaging in a
foreign influence operation.
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