{"id":2365633,"date":"2024-11-07T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-media-caused-the-mental-meltdown-over-trumps-victory\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:02:03","slug":"leftist-media-caused-the-mental-meltdown-over-trumps-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-media-caused-the-mental-meltdown-over-trumps-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Media Caused The Mental Meltdown Over Trump\u2019s Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-media-caused-the-mental-meltdown-over-trumps-victory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b article discusses the emotional and violent reactions of some leftists \u200bfollowing\u2064 former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200bunexpected landslide victory in the recent election, which contradicted the mainstream \u2064media&#8217;s portrayal of\u200c him as a \u2062significant threat \u2064to democracy. The media had built a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">narrative encouraging false confidence<\/a> among supporters of Vice\u2063 President Kamala\u200d Harris, leading to widespread shock and \u200cmental breakdowns among leftists when the election results were revealed. \u200cSocial media posts \u200dreported \u2063instances of \u2064distress, including panic attacks among students, threats \u200dof violence against Trump and \u2064his supporters, and even suicidal thoughts expressed in\u2063 forums. \u2064A notable arrest was made \u200bof an individual who threatened to attack conservatives if Trump won. The article \u2063argues that legacy media bears responsibility for the \u200dpsychological and physical\u2064 harm stemming from the election\u200c results, as many outlets characterized Trump&#8217;s victory as a threat to democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Legacy media spent months spinning former President Donald Trump as a &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; and a &ldquo;threat to democracy.&rdquo; So when he won the election in a landslide, the media had primed leftists for the natural reaction: mental breakdowns and, potentially, violence.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump gained on Vice President Kamala Harris across the board, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-contributor-suggests-democrats-should-focus-their-criticism-on-trump\/\" title=\"CNN contributor suggests Democrats should focus their criticism on Trump\">corporate media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s false confidence &mdash; which they also instilled in their listeners &mdash; began to dissipate. Videos of leftists breaking down in tears flooded X.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>&mdash; Dissident Media (@DissidentMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DissidentMedia\/status\/1854134993443869051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/redditlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit Lies<\/a>,&rdquo; an X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">account<\/a>, posted numerous examples of mental breakdowns on election night. Before the election, one user cited a recent poll by Ann Selzer (nonsensically forecasting Harris would take Iowa by storm) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/democrats\/comments\/1giadce\/the_seltzer_poll_is_out_this_is_my_final\/?rdt=62658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predicted<\/a> a blue wave come Election Day, which is laughable given the Trump landslide.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>But as The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/ann-selzers-wrong-pollster-who-saw-harris-winning-red-iowa-misses-bigly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, legacy media was pushing this poll to give Harris supporters false hope. This resulted in massive mental breakdowns for leftists when delusion met truth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One Reddit user purportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854536359651733543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">divorced<\/a> his wife for voting for Trump. Another, apparently a teacher of high school seniors, said two students had <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HateFaces\/status\/1854329554497839263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">panic attacks<\/a> by 8:30 a.m. the day after the election. Another user claimed to see a swastika on Chicago&rsquo;s Trump Tower &mdash; but it was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The breakdowns also took a darker turn. The platform&rsquo;s &ldquo;Suicide Watch&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SuicideWatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thread<\/a> has been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854198420820336772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flooded<\/a> with comments about suicide due to Trump&rsquo;s victory. A father of autistic children said he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854282686145409068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempted<\/a> suicide, and others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-argue-at-impeachment-trial-that-capitol-breach-wasnt-sparked-by-one-speech\/\" title=\"Democrats Argue at Impeachment Trial That Capitol Breach Wasn\u2019t Sparked by \u2018One Speech\u2019\">made similar claims<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even more directed threats of violence toward others &mdash; namely Trump, J.D. Vance, and their supporters. One user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854237565114847552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> to &ldquo;find every trumper you know &mdash; and go kill them in their sleep. Burn their house down &hellip;&rdquo; Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854385641590522197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggested<\/a> someone try to kill Trump again, saying &ldquo;theres [sic] still another 4 years left for another couple of attempts.&rdquo; More <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reddit_lies\/status\/1854379852192711157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">echoed<\/a> similar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HateFaces\/status\/1854524209369927991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassination<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HateFaces\/status\/1854198838665605534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The FBI arrested 25-year-old Isaac Sissel, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the morning of Election Day for threatening to kill &ldquo;conservative&rdquo; people if Trump won, according to a Department of Justice press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edmi\/pr\/ann-arbor-man-charged-making-online-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a>. Sissel sent a threat to the FBI National Threat Operations Center on Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I shall carry out an attack against conservative christan, [sic] filth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-watch-megyn-kelly-gives-democrats-brutal-warning-about-celebrating-trump-conviction\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Miss: Megyn Kelly&#039;s Stark Message to Democrats on Trump&#039;s Conviction\">event trump wins<\/a> the election. I have a stolen ar15 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get away with my plans,&rdquo; Sissel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edmi\/pr\/ann-arbor-man-charged-making-online-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, according to the release. &ldquo;Without a specific victim or ability to find the place I hid the gun, there&rsquo;s not a thing the FBI can do until I complete the attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Legacy media are directly responsible for the mental and physical harm after the election. The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-victory-threatens-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> on Nov. 6 that Trump&rsquo;s victory &ldquo;threatens an already battered democracy,&rdquo; and Vox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2024-elections\/382696\/donald-trump-wins-2024-election-results-democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> the same day that democracy is in &ldquo;grave danger.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This comes less than two weeks after corporate media echoed Democrat rhetoric, smearing Trump&rsquo;s rally at the popular venue <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/28\/corporate-media-incite-further-violence-by-calling-joyful-trump-rally-nazi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madison Square Garden<\/a> as a &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; event, as The Federalist previously reported. But all throughout Trump&rsquo;s campaign, leftists have been sowing fears about a second presidency &mdash; not letting up even after the first <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/19\/leftists-continue-eliminationist-rhetoric-days-after-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassination<\/a> attempt on Trump. In the final days of the campaign, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/kamala-harris-is-priming-democrats-for-violent-resistance-if-trump-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">primed<\/a> Democrats for violence by painting Trump as a &ldquo;dictator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Corporate media have since turned to console their left-wing audiences with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/what-to-do-if-election-doesnt-go-as-hoped-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fluff pieces<\/a> on how to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7172645\/what-to-do-candidate-loses-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cope<\/a>&rdquo; with the results. But if Trump were really a &ldquo;Nazi,&rdquo; a &ldquo;threat to democracy,&rdquo; or a &ldquo;dictator&rdquo; &mdash; as prominent outlets have claimed &mdash; why expect anything less than mental breakdowns and violence?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legacy media labeled Trump a &#8220;Nazi,&#8221; fueling leftist outrage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2365635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-12.49.45%E2%80%AFPM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44165,32313,35390,35629,43466],"class_list":["post-2365633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leftist-media","tag-media-influence","tag-mental-health","tag-political-discourse","tag-trump-victory"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-12.49.45%E2%80%AFPM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365633\/revisions\/2365637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}