It would also result in headlines constantly talking about “Trump Lied About $X”, instead of “falsehood” or “baseless allegation” or whatever weasel word they p

It would also result in headlines constantly talking about “Trump Lied About $X”, instead of “falsehood” or “baseless allegation” or whatever weasel word they pick that day to avoid saying what everybody already knows to be true. Or to put it another way: remember the Obama-era scandal of the Tan Suit? Take that level of spite, and apply it to the most incompetent toddler to ever grace the office of President. That’s what an opposition press would look like. If you have a problem with this, I really don’t think you could handle that.