Yeah, I don't know which came first, the evidence that he was going to win, or his worst attacks on the press.Well, just my opinion, based on my experience.Well, Trump's win blew the media right off the rails, and they're not even trying to hide their advocacy at this point.Can you imagine if FoxNews talked over Obama the way Jim Accosta talked over Trump? Or if conservative media talked to a female Democrat press secretary the way they talk to Sanders? They would lose it.
It's more that I want the media to treat Democrats like they do Republicans though rather than I want them to treat Republicans like they do Democrats. I'd rather the press be hostile to government like they are Republicans than fawn over government like they do Democrats
But at the same time, Trump brought much of this on himself with his attacks on them. I was in that business for about 18 years, and I can tell you one thing for sure: Their most cherished possession, seriously, is their opinion of their profession and their roles within it. It is holy, it is sacrosanct. He can't be surprised at this, with his history with the media. Attack the media's "journalistic integrity" and you're asking for all out, no holds barred war, I don't care WHO you are.
That's what we're seeing.
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I totally don't buy that the media would be any different if he hadn't attacked them back. They started on him as soon as it was apparent he was going to be the nominee. W never attacked the media and they were just flat out vicious to him
It's as bad as insulting a person's religion. At least.
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Well, I'm not disagreeing with you that it pisses them off. I'm just saying that they went into this mode immediately once it was clear Trump was going to win
The chicken or the egg at this point.
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On that one, sure. I agree with that. There's no clear line for either, they overlapped.
But the press started their venom campaign against him before he responded and blasted the crap out of them back. That one is clear. The media was not innocently sitting there and Trump started blasting them