Donald J. Trump’s newfound friends in the conservative political movement need to cease declaring that the “mainstream liberal media” are out to “get” their guy.
That they despise Trump, and that the GOP presidential nominee hates them in return.
They love each other. The media love Trump, who in turn loves the media. He plays the media for the suckers they are.
He called a press conference in which he said he would make a major policy announcement. Instead, he used the event to tout some business deal, a hotel, in which he boasted about how great it is.
The press conference was supposed to center on Trump ending his racist rants about President Obama’s birth. It wasn’t about that. Sure, he said Obama “was born in the United States. Period.” But the bulk of the event was to shower praise on himself his business success.
This is where Trump is crossing a very troubling line: mixing personal business with a campaign for the nation’s highest political office.
Indeed, this latest stunt is part of a pattern.
The media are playing a major role in it.
Trump will continue to rant and rail about the “dishonest political press.” His supporters will cheer him on. He’ll give them more of the same. They’ll cheer him even more loudly.
Meantime, the rest of us are left scratching our heads and wondering: When will this charade stop?