The media is not the enemy of the people; Trump is
By now it all seems normal, except it’s not.
While Americans remain riveted on the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, his nomination to the Supreme Court hanging in the balance, President Trump spent part of this past weekend lighting a fuse under his political base in West Virginia. Rarely missing a beat on Saturday, he ripped into Democrats opposing Kavanaugh, saying they’ve “gone loco.” He praised his “love affair” with dictator Kim Jong Un of North Korea, reveled in the stock market’s steady climb, and all but predicted a Republican midterm victory next month.
He also turned to his always-reliable foil: The media. Twice, in tones both angry and contemptuous, he pointed to the television cameras, producers and reporters corralled behind ropes in the rear of the crowded auditorium and bellowed that they were the “enemy of the people.” His fired-up supporters nodded in agreement and chanted “CNN Sucks” and “Lock Her Up.” It was as though they were stuck in a romantic shell of the 2016 campaign, forgetting that Trump has been president for the past 20 months, and that they have been either beneficiaries or victims of his chaotic governance.
Clearly, Trump enjoys campaigning much more than governing. But whether campaigning or governing, Trump has found a winner — especially among Republicans — in his relentless, ugly, mischievous attacks against the media. According to recent polls, nearly 1 in 3 Americans agree with the president that the media is the “enemy of the people,” and a hefty majority believes the media can no longer be “trusted.” Many feel reporters deliberately fasten on to negative stories for the sole purpose of undermining Trump’s achievements.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/to-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-people-he-should-look-in-the-mirror/2018/10/04/08ca6926-c7f5-11e8-9158-09630a6d8725_story.html?utm_term=.eb48d7e34a08
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