No one can honestly be surprised by this the media has made it very clear over the years they have two different standards for covering Republicans and Democrats. This is why very few people take anything they say seriously anymore.
Journalists are no different than us.. They have their own beliefs.. liberal or conservative or something more moderate or even more radical, but the objective is to report the facts. . Trump is an aberration.. a lifelong liar and a cheat with no scruples who is greedy and vindictive to the core and racked with insecurities. You don't have to be a liberal to see what he is.