The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that


by Reading Eagle

Reading Eagle— Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Testimony by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker during former President Trump's hush money trial has been shocking even for people who bring a healthy degree of skepticism whenever they read the supermarket tabloid. Pecker has taken the stand to reveal details of a deal he made with Trump prior to his first presidential campaign to boost his candidacy, denigrate his rivals and silence embarrassing stories. The Enquirer has a...

SiliconBeat—The Enquirer was the go-to tabloid. Trump helped change that.. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's best-known tabloid and may one day be seen as the moment it effectively died.

PJ Media—WaPo Outraged That National Enquirer Might Have Helped Trump in 2016. Strap in, my friends, for the Mother of all "Ya gotta be kidding me" lack of self-awareness moments from a "news" organization where it's practically the brand.

Gephardt Daily—Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies he bought Karen McDougal story to help Trump campaign. April 25 (UPI) — Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on Thursday testified that he purchased the rights to a story about an alleged affair Donald Trump had with a Playboy model so that it would not damage his 2016 presidential campaign. When asked by prosecutor Joshua Steinglass during the second day of Trump’s New York […] The post Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies he bought Karen McDougal story to help Trump campaign first appeared on Gephardt Daily.