The reality is that Trump is dumber that most of his followers, and that is something.
If you are going to purge the ranks of the spies and secret cops (the so-called IC), don’t freaking tweet about it, that will just get the fence sitter wondering if they are going to get it too. An specially if you are someone like Trump who has a tail longer than a diplodocus, with enough lawsuits, bankruptcies, shady dealings, divorces and affairs to fill a warehouse…
He is about to learn that leaks are not that bad compared to a dam collapse.
Pretty sure it is true.
I have Times and just subscribed to Wash Post (Amazon Prime members get a good deal, btw.)
In normal times, I would never carry 2 subscriptions to old media.
These tweets, in addition to what Josh reported that Rump is desperate to “get the crowds” again show that Rump is starting to unravel. He desperately needs to have his ego stroked and its not happening. After Flynn, I think that’s going to be the norm. Anyone who’s anti-Rump will find some chink in the armor to take him down.
The projection of the orange shitgibbon clearly show what he means: News about him is news about the biggest fake in the world today, thus any news about him and his administration is Fake news.
The Fake News Report could be a regular feature used by any news reporting media, perhaps should be, when speaking about the mistakes in the White House.
And even this claim isn’t completely true. He only received 304 electoral votes as two electoral voters did not vote for him. You know that just pisses him off.
Professional media needs to hold fast, work together, and fight back. Trump forces are clearly working to sideline them - Trump’s last three press opportunities have seen him call for questions only from friendly sources, alt right media outlets on the internet being given press credentials, and Spicer arranging to have friendly media included in his briefings via Skype, calling on them and in some cases it appears, then responding with canned answers that suggest collusion before the event.
Trump will claim he has no problems facing the media and most of his followers will think it is great he is ignoring his “enemies” like the Times, Post, CNN etc.
The Guardian recently called for a coordinated program of cooperation and the sharing of resources and leads between reputable media outlets.
I wish to hell other media would heed it. I am heartened that subscriptions and donations to these outlets are up sharply, but they can be far more effective when they recognize their best hope for success in combatting Trump’s corruption is working together to get at the truth.
