Knowing how often Trump’s lied
It’s been hard for the press to decide
What to report
And what not to report
Perhaps this can serve as guide
What’s news? COVID’s cases increasing
What’s not? All the lies he’s releasing
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is news of abusive policing
What’s news? Peaceful march on the mall
What’s not? Anything about Lysol
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is news of his still unbuilt wall
What’s news? We don’t have enough testing
What’s not? Chloroquine is what Trump’s suggesting
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is diverse groups who’ve joined in protesting
What’s news? Supreme Court decisions
What’s not? Trump stoking division
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is Biden’s American vision
What’s news? Shortages of meat
What’s now” White power retweets
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Are peaceful protests on our streets
What’s news? Russian-paid Taliban
What’s not? Anything about Ku Klux Klan
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that Putin runs Trump’s masterplan
What’s News? Skyrocketing evictions
What’s Not? Trump’s COVID-19 science fiction
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is lifting EPA restrictions
What’s news? Unrest at the Pentagon
What’s not? NASCAR noose was a con
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is his ill-fated walk to St John’s
What’s News? Is student deportations
What’s Not? Trump’s sick self-fascination
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is test stats fabrications
What’s News? Death of the VOA
What’s Not? Is Trump on the fairway
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is the free press being kept at bay
What’s News? Ok with confederate flag
What’s Not? Tweets where Trump brags
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that Mary Trump he cannot gag
What’s News? 127K have died
What’s Not? All Kayleigh denied
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that US is the worst worldwide
What’s News? PPP loans to big chains
What’s Not? Trump tweets about his big brain
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that Chao company did stand to gain
What’s News? No promises made to rehire
What’s Not? Claims that Antifa conspired
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is there’s been no Afghan ceasefire
What’s News? Is Republican silence
What’s Not? sucking up from Mike Pence
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is the absence of protest violence
What’s News? Illegal funds for Trump’s wall
What’s Not? Unfounded claims by Rand Paul
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is coverage of a Biden townhall
What’s News? Hamilton is streaming
What’s Not? Trump’s ranting and screaming
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that dreamers are working and dreaming
What’s News? When to reopen schools
What’s Not? Who Trump’s calling a fool
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that our bail laws are cruel
What’s News? EPA taking short cuts
What’s Not? Claims Dems wants our schools shut
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is the unfairness of his tax cuts
What’s News? Bringing National Guard in
What’s Not? A New Monument Garden
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is Giving Mike Flynn a full pardon
What’s News? The homeless numbers have grown
What’s Not? Bubba Wallace should atone
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is that NASCAR ratings have grown
What’s News? Trump’s ½ B in loans
What’s Not? Claims thugs in Seattle CHOP zone
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is how many promises he’s blown
What’s News? Is planned voter suppression
What’s Not? Is mail-in vote fraud obsession
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is the economy’s in deep recession
What’s News? COVID-19 somber presage
What’s Not? The silent majority message
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is the true Black Lives Matter message
What’s News? A 2.3 GDP
What’s not? Claims we can’t vote absentee
They’re just a distraction
So what won’t get traction
Is another young child deportee
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What’s news? Independent and true
An accurate unbiased view
Impartial and fair
Facts checked with care
Gives all truth tellers their due
If his tweets storms did not make the news
The Donald could then not refuse
To speak face-to-face
To the press, make his case
The public would win and he’d lose
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