The Iowa Starting Line is on the case

The mainstream media is already showing signs that they're ready to repeat the same mistakes they made in 2016. [Courier]( Last week, when Donald Trump seemed to channel xenophobic, white supremacist rhetoric mirroring Adolf Hitler — fear mongering about immigrants “poisoning” the blood of America — many in the mainstream media rightfully condemned him. Yet what you might not know is that this wasn't a one-off. Trump made the hateful rhetoric a part of his next campaign stump speech in Iowa, but very few in the media covered it when he said it again. However, Courier's own newsroom, Iowa Starting Line did: [Courier's Iowa Starting Line has continued to cover Trump's fascist rhetoric well before most in the mainstream media started to.]( [Will you donate $5 to help our newsrooms keep covering the stories that matter in states all over the country?]( Ahead of the 2024 election, the mainstream media is already showing signs that they're ready to repeat the same mistakes they made in 2016. Too many are failing to take Trump’s rhetoric seriously and to put it in context for the American people. With local newsrooms dying and Trump taking his hateful rhetoric to every part of our country, it's more important than ever that we keep building a local news alternative to hold Trump accountable. At Courier, our journalists are on a mission to provide high-quality, fact-based journalism to our readers — and in the process, we’ll stop Trump’s fear mongering and lies from spreading into our communities. But we can’t do it without you. All of our stories are free to read online, which means we count on donors like you to keep up our work. [So if you can, please pitch in $5 today to help us keep providing the coverage that others won't ahead of the 2024 election.]( [Donate $5 ➡️]( Thank you, The Courier Newsroom Team --------------------------------------------------------------- Email us: info@couriernewsroom.com This message was sent to: {EMAIL}. Email is a critical way we communicate with grassroots supporters like you. However, if you would like to change your subscription preferences, here are some options: [Receive Fewer Emails]( [Update Your Information]( [unsubscribe]( To give by check: Courier Newsroom Box 509 New York, NY 10032