Failed 2016 Democratic candidate thinks the press is garbage

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Lincoln Chafee is deeply unimpressed with the press.

The former Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator said Tuesday that his experience running in the Democratic primary last year reinforced his belief that reporters are bad at their jobs, and that they are more likely to focus on petty nonsense than they are to address uncomfortable issues.

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