In today’s world, something can be both opinion and fact
Are the media fair to President Trump? No. Is that an opinion or a fact? Maybe it’s both. Fact: In less time than it took the president to walk from the White House briefing room to the Oval Office after yesterday’s news conference, anchors on CNN were calling him “defensive.”
Opinion: President Trump is never defensive. He believes the best defense is a strong offense, and that the best offense is a strong offense.
(Which can make him very offensive.)
In Washington, the battle lines are drawn: It’s POTUS versus the media.
Like Sunnis and Shiites, each side thinks the other is intolerable.
“Fake news” versus “Alternative facts.”
The media must be careful; some seem to be betting their reputations on destabilizing Donald Trump.
The media didn’t support Trump. But who supports them?
Fact: Gallup has reported that only 32 percent of Americans have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media, the lowest level they’ve ever measured.
Opinion: Somehow, Donald Trump is making the national press look as bad as he does, which isn’t easy. The White House correspondents whine about where they’ll sit and who gets to ask questions at news conferences. They sound small.
In a death match with the president, the media have more at stake. If they fail, and lose their influence, they’ll be irrelevant.
Whatever happens to Trump — he’ll always have the Tower.
Unfortunately, common ground right now is enemy territory and compromise is cowardice. Moderation is surrender. Sadly, our division is profitable — to politicians, political parties and the media. Can we call a truce? How about this: Let’s all say that Donald Trump could be the worst president we’ve ever had.
OK, now let’s all give him a chance to prove it.
To me, that would be fair.