LONDON — The left-wing media is unfair in its treatment of US President Donald Trump, according to the former British prime minister Tony Blair.
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Tony Blair says 'left media' is being unfair on Donald Trump
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Blair told GQ magazine that he agreed with some of the criticisms the US president has made of journalists covering his presidency.
"I think there is a major problem with the way the media operates in the West, which is becoming polarised and partisan and, you know: Not everything Trump says about his media coverage is unfair," Blair told his former communications director Alistair Campbell.
He added: "I think we’ve got to be very clear: The left media finds it very hard to be objective on Trump."
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Blair, who recently attended a meeting at the , accused US progressives of being too partisan in their approach to the president.
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"Oh come on Alastair honestly, when George Bush came in we made every effort to get alongside him straight away,” he said.
"I have no idea whether I would offer him a state visit but I’m not going to criticize [May] for getting alongside the American president."
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