Farhad Manjoo's experiment to ignore Donald Trump in 2017 highlighted the former president's omnipresence in American life, suggesting his influence eclipses coverage of any individual.
Trump’s celebrity status reshapes the political landscape, demonstrating that what matters in modern society is not necessarily truth but the spectacle and narrative surrounding an individual.
Daniel J. Boorstin's insights in The Image indicate that the mediatized version of reality, personified by Trump, not only reflects life but also alters perceptions of reality.
Trump's relationship with the media is paradoxical; while he criticizes it, his very existence amplifies his own narrative through every media outlet, establishing him as a spectacle.
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