What the big deal with this "memo"?

[iceberg]

Presidents have endured hostile and critical press for ages.

Except it has been proven by studies that the hatred, false accusations, fake news reporting, and attacks by the media on this President is 'Unprecedented' - never seen at this level before in history.

Report: Eighty Percent of Media Coverage on Trump is Negative

Trump press coverage 'sets new standard' for negativity: Harvard study

Conway: 'Unprecedented' negative coverage of Trump 'unfair to our democracy'

- "He has just absorbed an unprecedented — qualitatively and quantitatively — unprecedented deluge of negative criticism and coverage that's frankly unfair and a little bit dangerous to our democracy"


And this only underscores what Hillary Clinton stated about the dangerous threats to our democracy the extreme left and extreme left media has become:

Negativity doesnt equal false.

being positive about something doesnt make it true either.

 

[Coyote]

Presidents have endured hostile and critical press for ages.

Except it has been proven by studies that the hatred, false accusations, fake news reporting, and attacks by the media on this President is 'Unprecedented' - never seen at this level before in history.

Report: Eighty Percent of Media Coverage on Trump is Negative

Trump press coverage 'sets new standard' for negativity: Harvard study

Conway: 'Unprecedented' negative coverage of Trump 'unfair to our democracy'

- "He has just absorbed an unprecedented — qualitatively and quantitatively — unprecedented deluge of negative criticism and coverage that's frankly unfair and a little bit dangerous to our democracy"


And this only underscores what Hillary Clinton stated about the dangerous threats to our democracy the extreme left and extreme left media has become:

Negativity doesnt equal false.

being positive about something doesnt make it true either.

Of course not. So we can conclude positive press and negative press do not necessarily equal truth. Yes?

 

[Coyote]

Obama didn't go after the media to the extent that this president has.

I wonder if it's possible you can ever criticize Trump with out trying to blame Obama? Obama's rhetoric towards Fox was mild compared to Trump and I don't recall Obama ever putting the role of the entire media in question. Trump painted them as an adversary to democracy and that ought to be disturbing to anyone who supports both the democratic process, the role of the press in preserving it...and freedom.

So Trump and his supporters are so thin skinned eh? That indicates a huge insecurity.

I didn't say he did. I said when one side does something stupid n we let it go, the next side will push it further. Heh and has nothing to do with thin skin. But you don't seem be he listening to what I'm saying n going the wrong way with it.

Not going into insult mode with you.

And I criticize Trump a lot too. All on his own. Again you leap to discredit n insults vs talking it out. I really do try to not do that so I'll bow out now.

Presidents have endured hostile and critical press for ages. Obama certainly had his share of it with Fox, and so did Bush, Clinton...and the rest. The difference is that Trump creates many of his own problems with the media where as staying above it would avoid some of the self-emoliation. When you are the most powerful man in the world you don’t need to be attacking and intimidating every little guy that slights and insults you. That is the essence of bully and very thin skinned. His supporters jump to his defense regardless of what he has done.

And the what aboutisms. What kind of excuse is that a year into office?

no insults yet but looked like it could head there. all good.

presidents have rarely attacked the press or called them out lime obama did to fox n their viewers.

yes trump took it to a new level.

which is what ive been saying the whole time. justify one side doing something stupid the other side will say "hold my beer" n off we go to what we have today. when do we look at each other n say enough is enough, reset?

Trump's attack on the press have been proven correct, and he has exposed the media for the 1st time like no other President has ever been exposed for their intentional fake news and lies.

MSNBC, ABC, CBS, New York Times, and none more than CNN - repeated admissions of fake news, retractions, fired and suspended media personnel.....

The Liberal media is not used to a President going after them, challenging them, and exposing their extreme bias and lies / false reporting.

just not a fan of the president validatibg or invalidating sources.

I think they are better served staying above it. By engaging IN it you are perpetrating it. Otherwise - if there is no substance, they die and are relegated to the tabloids.