frigidweirdo
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The press is an important tool, and many previous presidents have realized this. Trump also has and he's playing the people off the press and getting loads of free air time for it, and realizing that he can essentially sell himself as the anti-establisment guy, and you're buying his crap as much as you'd buy the crap of others, this is McDonalds v. KFC here, both sides selling shit, but everyone buying their shit because they get the brand recognition while the diner down the road selling real food isn't getting the custom.
I've always had an issue with a biased mainstream press, the only difference with Trump is he's decided to not wallow around and let them manage his Narrative.
Well, Obama didn't either. He used the media as much as Trump, or Bush,or Clinton used the media for their own advantage. Nothing much has changed, it's just slightly different.
The difference is with Obama the Media WANTED to be used, at least the democrats with bylines did (which is most of the media)
Well, the media has found its place in the world. Trump has decided he doesn't need the media, he's attacking the media, the media that is protected by the First Amendment for a reason.
The Media has returned to it's original purpose, something it abandons whenever someone they like is in office. And again, what actual actions has Trump taken that violates the 1st amendment? What offices has he closed? What reporters has he arrested? What websites has he shut down?
Complaining about them is not violating their rights.
"The media", as if "the media" is one body all doing the same thing. As if Fox isn't left wing and has the majority of the viewers, and then many other smaller ones are left wing. Are you telling me Fox loved Obama and just went along with everything he did for 8 years? Oh, come on. "The media" doesn't exist as a unified body at all.