FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump and his allies believe he’s gained a tactical advantage in his war with the media.
As he escalates his attacks on the ‘failing media,’ Trump and his allies are increasingly convinced that recent evidence, including the retracted CNN piece on an aspect of the Russia investigations, will prove to skeptical voters that the mainstream media has a vendetta against the administration.
Many White House staffers were ‘elated,’ a person with knowledge of their conversations said, when they learned that three journalists had resigned over a botched story that claimed newly appointed Export-Import Bank official Anthony Scaramucci was being investigated for his ties to a Russian investment fund.
Trump was quick to publicize the retraction and resignations on his Twitter feed, adding, ‘What about all the other phony stories they do. FAKE NEWS.’ He used the ‘FAKE NEWS’ line again Wednesday [6-28-17] morning in claiming that The Washington Post was ‘guardian of Amazon,’ the company of Post owner Jeff Bezos…
The attacks marked an escalation of Trump’s strategy of citing media bias to rally conservatives and undecided voters around the idea that the investigations of Russian influence in the 2016 election are media-driven and politically motivated.”
-Hadas Gold, “Trump seizes the advantage in war with media,” Politico, June 28, 2017 07:04pm