ABC: World of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Is Taliban Set to Backdrop of ‘Trump’s America’

[See NewsBusters for more.] ABC’s Nightline on Friday donated over seven minutes of air time to hype the new season of The Handmaid’s Tale as a Taliban-esque dystopian fantasy set “against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s America.” Reporter David Wright breathlessly explained the show: “The new American regime is a theocracy that oppresses women in particular. They're not allowed to read or write or think for themselves.” Before describing who this future society is supposed to remind viewers of, Wright compared: “It’s as if the Puritans borrowed a few ideas from the Taliban and developed their own uniquely American caliphate.” With that setup, he connected the dots: “The TV show debuted against the backdrop of Donald Trump's America.”