ABC Connects ‘Ultra Conservative’ European Hate to Trump’s ‘Click of a Button’

[See NewsBusters for more.] ABC’s Nightline on Thursday night did a “deep dive” into the world of “ultra-conservative,” “far-right” mobs in Europe and connected Donald Trump to the continent’s “history of hate.” Reporter James Longman seemed to go out of his way to say “far right” as much as possible and blur the line between regular conservatives and bigots. Starting in Europe, he warned, “What was supposed to be a celebration of Poland's Independence day engulfed by tens of thousands of right-wing demonstrators, chanting slurs.” After showing racist signs, he played loose with the term conservatism: “Across Europe, this ultra-conservative rhetoric now seeping out of the fringes and into the mainstream. We all know about Europe's dark history of hate."