MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump said Wednesday [11-14-18] that one of his great achievements as president is lowering the media’s favorability among Americans, claiming a victory in his crusade against what he considers unfair press coverage at the same time that CNN is suing his administration to restore one of its reporter’s revoked White House credentials. The president, in an interview with the Daily Caller on Wednesday, said he believes Americans are starting to see many media outlets — Trump named CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC — as ‘fake news’…The president has long had a contentious relationship with media, often labeling press coverage he does not like as ‘fake news.’ Egged on by the president, supporters at Trump’s rallies also heckle reporters, sometimes chanting ‘CNN sucks.’ Trump also argued at a press conference last week with CNN‘s Jim Acosta, refusing to answer the reporter’s questions in an exchange that prompted the administration to revoke Acosta’s press credentials. CNN has since filed a lawsuit against the president and other top White House officials to have those credentials returned.”
–Rebecca Morin, “Trump says decreasing media favorability is a ‘great achievement’ of his presidency,” Politico, November 15, 2018 10:02 am