Trump benefitted from millions of dollars of free publicity Billions: https://www.thestreet.com/politics/donald-trump-rode-5-billion-in-free-media-to-the-white

Trump benefitted from millions of dollars of free publicity Billions: https://www.thestreet.com/politics/donald-trump-rode-5-billion-in-free-media-to-the-white-house-13896916 https://www.thestreet.com/politics/donald-trump-rode-5-billi... In 2016 most of the left-leaning media saw this as a win-win. Promoting Trump's antics would both boost their ratings and cause the Republican party to lose. Unfortunately they were half right.