In dubbing Trump’s prolonged clash with the Khan family his political breaking point, the mainstream media was characteristically bullish. Yet, the right-wing media echo chamber still brace for the worst. Within 48 hours of his speech at the Democratic National Convention, conservative media outlets got busy turning Khizr Khan, a grieving Gold Star parent, into an enemy of the republic. A broadside on the blog Shoebat accused Khan, a practicing U.S. immigration lawyer, of being an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood. Meanwhile, a Washington Examiner piece hinted at Mr. Khan’s financial incentive for publicly denouncing Trump. And dusting off a 1983 law journal article explaining basic facets of Sharia law, the Daily Caller ran an article featuring the headline, “Khizr Khan Has Written Extensively On Sharia Law.” In short, a multi-front attack on the character of the man who would presume to criticize Donald Trump. Bob presses Daily Caller editor Scott Greer on the news value of such coverage.

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