The reason Trump "attacked" the media?

[kentuck]

He's setting the ground rules.

If you want to talk with the Donald, you will have to be nice to him. Otherwise, he will go around you.

His hope is that the media will soften their approach to any coverage about him and his multitude of problems.

He is playing the media again.

There are other reasons, also.

[Raster]

1. No doubt. This emperor wants NO ONE to comment on his clothing...

...or lack of it.

[kentuck]

2. Or his double chin...

[Fast Walker 52]

5. or his ridiculous hair, or his ridiculous make-up or his profound lack of basic knowledge

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Agree with the setting of the ground rules.

Remember,this Slug has to throw some red meat to his Nazi followers. Same crap happened in Germany in 1933 and finally the press was nationalized.

It is all about Donald Trump and no one else.

[randr]

6. Net neutrality will be the equivilant of a nationalized press

By marginalizing the press he has taken away the American institution of free speech. The final nail in this coffin will be net neutrality at which point he will own the only information channels his minions will be connected to.
Kinda like twitter is operating for him.

[Wellstone ruled]

12. We will know the

outcome of King Trump's motives by March of 2018. Lets see how McConnell crafts the new Senate Rules and if our Wuss Democrats find some spine.

[randr]

4. He is shoreing up the mistrust his minions have to the press

He owns the fact free universe and will be able to sell any lie he wants.

[MineralMan]

7. He'll use all sorts of methods.

First, he'll block offending journalists from the White House Press Pool, and give credentials to bogus media on the right to replace those blocked from White House events. He'll stop giving White House press conferences or never start giving them. Instead, he'll reward loyal news people with exclusive interviews.

The White House can cut off the press's sources of news quite easily. He can starve the press out if he chooses. I suspect he will so choose.

[SoCalMusicLover]

8. I'm Done With The Media

Have not watched CNN, MSNBC or even Local News since election day.

[AgadorSparticus]

9. He takes a page out of Putin's book. Silence your critiques.

...as democracy fades into the distance. I hope and pray the print media holds true.

[kentuck]

14. The free press has to stand like steel.

Like a beautiful, steel wall...

[elmac]

10. Well, he's got the Nazi's, the FBI and wall street in his corner

he just wants to make sure the press will fall inline to.

[Ligyron]

11. We have to hope beyond hope that there will appear some actual journalists

courageous enough to fight the lies and disinformation which will be put out by this WH and its lackey dogs in Congress, the FBI and. oh, my,... they pretty much control the whole government now don't they?

[world wide wally]

13. Not hard to do when the press has the collective backbone of a jellyfish

[Nac Mac Feegle]

15. I sincerely hope

That he learns the meaning of the Mark Twain quote "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."

The Press can't roll over on this. A bully has to learn that there is always someone bigger, faster, stronger...