Trump and the incorrigible press
Jan 23, 2017
Instapundit says it like it is:
Trump knows that the press isn’t trusted very much, and that the less it’s trusted, the less it can hurt him. So he’s prodding reporters to do things that will make them less trusted, and they’re constantly taking the bait. They’re taking the bait because they think he’s dumb, and impulsive, and lacking self-control — but he’s the one causing them to act in ways that are dumb and impulsive, and demonstrate lack of self-control.
That's the one quality of politician Trump I've liked from the beginning. He doesn't want to be chums with the dishonest media cunts. He methodically, repeatedly, clearly and loudly points out their never-ending lies.
[...] Trump has more media experience than probably 99% of the people covering him. (As Obama operative Ben Rhodes gloated with regard to selling a dishonest story on the Iran deal, the average reporter the Obama White House dealt with “is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns.” In Rhodes’ words, “they literally know nothing.”)
These media types are going to live in a 8-year Trump is Hitler! bubble.
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