==and has many classically conservative policies.== Please expand on this statement. From my perspective, I see someone who supports tariffs, closed borders, i

==and has many classically conservative policies.== Please expand on this statement. From my perspective, I see someone who supports tariffs, closed borders, increased debt, increased spending, handouts for specific industries ("picking winners and losers"), vilification of law enforcement, and more. These all go directly against traditionally "conservative" principles. ==are you implying news outlets simply sell screen-time and print-space== How do you think the media makes money as a business? They are called advertisements, typically one must pay for them. In Trump's case, they covered him non-stop free of charge, essentially gifting him free advertising. ==And yes of course the abundance of newspapers openly stating they wanted his opponent to win is evidence of being anti-Trump== Endorsements are done by editorial boards, which are distinct from journalists. The TV journalists gave Trump air time by not only showing all of his rallies, but showing the empty podium before the rallies. Meanwhile the rallies of Hillary Clinton were not covered in the same breathless way. The Washington Post wrote an entire article about it and estimated it at $2 billion[1]. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/03/15/the-medias-2b-gift-to-trump/?utm_term=.d7f76a89d23f https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/03/1...