Jan 6, 2016
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TomTom Maps of Europe Truck 925.5445 Retail-NAViGON - FreeMuch has been written about President Donald Trump’s post-inauguration battle with the media. In this regard, it is helpful to consider the role the media have played in the post-inaugural battle. What was Trump’s role in this ongoing tussle?
First, it should be noted that Trump didn’t just arrive on the scene and begin to go after the media with everything he had. There was a pre-existing, fairly wide-spread contempt for the media — and for Trump in particular. So Trump was the culmination of existing hostilities, not the cause of them. The media’s animosity toward Trump was already a thing.
Second, the media has a responsibility to be fair, and the press release the White House sent out before his inauguration was an example of media bias. That was followed by a press conference with a thinly veiled threat to continue to report “fake news” if the media didn’t comply with Trump’s demands.
Third, Trump largely surrounded himself with people who had little regard for the media. His chief adviser is a former reality show star who has built his own media empire. His national security adviser is another former reality show star who has bragged about using his show to provide intelligence to the CIA. His chief strategist is a former Goldman Sachs banker who was a regular on financial news shows and gave interviews to the press. His press secretary is a former New York Times reporter who has said that there is no such thing as objective truth.
Trump has a personal relationship with Fox News. He can turn to Sean Hannity and other sympathetic voices for advice. His wife is a frequent guest on Hannity’s show and Hannity has been among the president’s biggest boosters. Trump has also praised the network as “the most important political weapon” and called it “the number one show in broadcasting.”
Fourth, and finally, Trump is someone who likes to fight. He likes to win and he likes to win for himself. He likes a good fight and, in the process, he likes to make his opponents look foolish be359ba680
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