Trump's appeal is 'straight out of "1984"': Longtime Republican strategist tears into Trump's tirades against the media

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• Steve Schmidt, a longtime Republican campaign strategist, tore into President Donald Trump's tirades against the media.
• "This isn't a question about media bias," Schmidt said during a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher." "What we're seeing is ... somebody go to mass rallies, constantly lie to incite fervor, and a cult of personality base."
• Schmidt referenced George Orwell's "1984," a dystopian novel about a totalitarian society, and described Trump's allure as something "straight out of" that book.
• The former Republican strategist served in a number of GOP campaigns for nearly 30 years, including California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and President George W. Bush.

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Steve Schmidt, a former Republican campaign strategist, tore into President Donald Trump's tirades against the media, which reach a boiling point during two campaign rallies this week.

Speaking to supporters at Tampa, Florida, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday and Thursday, Trump repeatedly gestured toward the press and labeled them as "fake news" — a term he uses to describe critical and unfavorable media coverage.

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