{"id":752,"date":"2025-06-24T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/?p=752"},"modified":"2025-06-27T19:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:35:01","slug":"did-the-media-over-or-underreport-no-kings-and-trumps-army-parade-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/audiomateria.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/did-the-media-over-or-underreport-no-kings-and-trumps-army-parade-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the media over- or underreport \u201cNo Kings\u201d and Trump\u2019s Army parade? (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reader’s question coverage of “No Kings” protests and Trump’s parade celebrating Army<\/h4>\n

Re: “Thousands join anti-Trump protests across Colorado<\/a>,” June 15 news story<\/p>\n

“No Kings Day” was a valuable expression of our fears and anger, but “The King” just does not care. He knows he is untouchable. The only way to control him is through the “jokers” in the Republican Party by threatening them with losing Congress in the next election. Gerrymandering may protect most of them, but they are where our pressure should focus. Convince some of them that their support of “The King” will brand them as members of the greatest failures in U.S. Congress’ history. “No Jokers!”<\/p>\n

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PHOTOS: \u2018No Kings\u2019 protest in Denver draws thousands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Ira Baline, Englewood<\/em><\/p>\n

I was eagerly awaiting my paper last Sunday morning, thinking that the “No Kings” march that brought thousands to Denver and other Colorado cities would be front page, front and center.<\/p>\n

You relegated this huge and important event to page one of the “Denver and the West” section and chose “8 hours on 16th Street” for the front page. Really? These two articles should have been switched. Our thousands of participants added to the 5 million protesters across the country, which is much bigger news.<\/p>\n

Gail Marcus, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

I am seeing estimates of 5 million people in the United States participating in the so-called \u201cNo Kings\u201d spectacle. The 2024 population of the U.S. was about 340 million. Maybe 2% of U.S. citizens saw this get-together as meaningful. The liberal press would like us to think the spectacle was a really important event. In reality, without the fawning press coverage,\u00a0 no one would know the thing even happened.<\/p>\n

Jack Inderwish, Aurora<\/em><\/p>\n

To assert that people were “protesting Trump’s policies” was an insult to the protesters — that we just disagree his policies and not the man himself. The “Eff Trump” signs I saw, were directed at the man. What policy do you think “No Kings” is aimed at, if not Trump? It’s so sad to see how you journalists — those employed at the major networks, newspapers and The Associated Press — have bowed down to Trump.<\/p>\n

You people don’t even bother to fact-check the man anymore. You just print his lies without so much as a correction. During the campaign, you at least would point out they were “factually incorrect, inaccurate, misleading, etc” — trying to use every euphemism for the word lie, without using the word itself. You don’t even do that anymore. America is suffering as a result.<\/p>\n

When the book of how America fell into a fascist dictatorship is written, there is going to be an entire chapter devoted to how you “journalists” failed the country. With your commitment to false equivalencies and “both sides-ism.” Acting as if Democrats were just as bad as Republicans. The threat of a Trump presidency to our democracy should have overruled anything you learned in journalism school. Accusations of bias should have been disregarded. Telling the American people Trump was a fascist dictator in waiting should have been your only concern.<\/p>\n

Still, to this day, you journalists are failing us. Even more now that you have bent the knee to Trump. You should all be ashamed.<\/p>\n

Alvin Miller, Greeley<\/em><\/p>\n

Re: “Military parade barrels through capital with tanks,” June 15 news story<\/p>\n

I’m ashamed of The Denver Post and the whole lot of media. A huge headline, “Thousands join anti-Trump protests…” appears on Page B1 and then on page 14 of the main section “Military parade barrels through capitol with tanks” appears on page 14 with disparaging remarks about the parade and Trump throughout. You might as well have called this article “Thousands of anti-Trump protests appeared nationwide, overshadowing a little-recognized and acknowledged parade for patriotic, brave Americans, our army and our nation.”<\/p>\n

Can’t you journalists, for one day, honor the Army, our government, and our nation? Hammering Trump and his successes is not going to score points for you or the Democrat party. You lost and should have egg on your faces — so get over it. Be fair for once in your lives. Just report the news factually and fairly and celebrate our military. Can you not be patriotic grateful Americans – even for one day? Guess not.<\/p>\n

Kay Robbins, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

Stranded downtown with unreliable information from RTD<\/h4>\n

I think I have recovered to the point I can write a reasonably polite email. I was extremely disappointed by the decision to close Union Station on Saturday afternoon, June 14.<\/p>\n

I took the Flatirons Flyer from Boulder to Union Station at 11 a.m. and then at about 4:30 p.m. I wanted to return to Boulder.<\/p>\n

I was told by Denver Police that Union Station was closed. I was told by an RTD security officer that Union Station was closed until some unknown time later that evening and another RTD security officer said it was closed for the day. I was never given a reason.<\/p>\n

The RTD app told me that there was no itinerary available to get to Boulder from Union Station, even if I opted to walk up to 3 miles and wait up to an hour for a connection. I told the app that I was at Coors Field (a lie) and the app told me to walk to 38th\u00a0and Blake to get a bus to the airport where I could catch a bus to Boulder.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m 73 years old and had been out in the sun all afternoon, certainly dehydrated and maybe a little heat-stroked.<\/p>\n

I walked about 10 blocks and then the app started giving me crazy directions. It took me a few minutes and the help from a passerby to figure out that the app was trying to tell me to turn around and return to Union Station. I did and I got home at about 7 p.m., exhausted.<\/p>\n

This is absolutely unacceptable, both for shutting down an essential service and for the blackout of information.<\/p>\n

Please fire whoever made this terrible decision.<\/p>\n

Paul Culnan, Boulder<\/em><\/p>\n

Casting positive light on 16th Street<\/h4>\n

Re: “8 hours on 16th Street<\/a>,” June 15 news story<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s interesting to read the stories about people I see now and again in my neighborhood on 16th Street, I am concerned that this article may reinforce many people\u2019s fears and discourage people from coming to enjoy the area. I don\u2019t think Denver is much different in terms of safety from any larger city and perhaps better than some. Why not also talk to people who live and work around 16th to hear what they think?<\/p>\n

Grace Walsh,\u00a0Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

What a clear-eyed, compassionate, well-researched and well-written article on 8 hours on 16th Street. The best piece on the topic that I have seen. Kudos to Shelly Bradbury!<\/p>\n

Dianne Clark,\u00a0Littleton<\/em><\/p>\n