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> the press is now playing the role of 'political opposition' I strongly disagree. Their job is discover and publish information important to the public and 's

> the press is now playing the role of 'political opposition' I strongly disagree. Their job is discover and publish information important to the public and 'speak truth to power'. Trump doesn't like that role, of course, and his administration's high level of corruption, illegality, and incompetence so far has resulted in a lot for the news media to cover. He can allege that he's unfairly persecuted - people can make empty allegations about anything - but so does every public figure, from every president to business figures to celebrities. The press was just as aggressive with Hillary Clinton (remember the email server scandal, Benghazi, and the continuous reports on the leaked DNC emails; she wouldn't give press conferences in order to avoid the journalists), Obama, Bush, etc.

rustynails 10y ago
"He can allege that he's unfairly persecuted - people can make empty allegations about anything" Try starting with these Google searches, (A) Hillary Lunatic and (B) Trump lunatic. You will see that almost all of the personal attacks in the media (not policy criticisms, personal attacks) were directed squarely at Trump. I am not a Trump supporter (I need to caveat that because people who correct false negatives about Trump tend to be attacked aggressively)... This caveat in itself is just another example that not all things are equal on that front. In case you still doubt, look for other terms against both candidates like delusional, psychotic, etc. it's almost solely pointed at Trump only. If one checks with Google searches rather than taking advice from the MSM, the landscape looks very different.