[jibal]

That's not what sanewashing is. It's when the media hides someone's insanity, often out of a misplaced notion of "balance". This applied especially to their failing to talk about all the crazy stuff Trump said at his rallies, and their constantly reframing of the unhinged things Trump said in much more sane terms.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/sanewashing

[mycatisblack]

You are correct. Let me rephrase my statement: what I see attributed to sanewashing falls in the projection category.

[jibal]

Some of it may be, but I think most of it is whitewashing driven by media corporate policy.