This morning Trump tweeted that the FAKE NEWS MEDIA is the opposition party:
THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country….BUT WE ARE WINNING!
THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country....BUT WE ARE WINNING!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2018
Just a few minutes ago, he decided to explain what he meant, tweeting this out:
There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS!
There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2018
As we’ve said before, Trump has taken criticism of the media to a whole new level. But the media has also taken attacks on a sitting Republican president to a whole new level as well.
But the truth is that Trump is exactly right about the media pushing a political agenda and voters everywhere know it. You don’t have to be a big Trump fan to agree with him on this, as we’ve seen it so many times.
For instance, let’s take a walk down memory lane – about 6 years ago – when CNN tried to use New Gingrich’s ex-wife against him in a Republican Primary Debate for president. It didn’t go well at all for CNN:
That’s just one of the more memorable illustrations. But there are so many.
Of course we all know this as we’ve had this discussion many times.