The president, the billionaires and the news

 

As US President Donald Trump tries to end the US-Israel war with Iran, host a World Cup, and prepare for midterm elections, he has also deepened the battle lines between himself and the US media.

In the week that Trump walked out of an interview with NBC, he also openly speculated about how a change of ownership at CNN might affect its coverage. At CBS, turmoil at the flagship current affairs show, 60 Minutes, is a sign of the pressure journalists are under from billionaire media owners.

Why Have Your Reporters Backs When You can Throw Them Under The Bus

 

Great to see media companies stand up for their journalists in the midst of pretty obvious censorship on Twitter.
Oh, wait. NBC suspended Ben Collins for accurately characterizing the guy censoring journalists. https://t.co/VH0p82D53h pic.twitter.com/9JY4AHE78s

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) December 16, 2022

'You're A Terrible Reporter!' Trump Rages At NBC's Peter Alexander In Bonkers Press Conference (video)

Donald Trump held another one of his daily coronavirus press conferences where the White House staff tell the Dear Leader how amazing he is on live television. It also gives Trump a chance to rage at the press live, one of his favorite pastimes.

Today, NBC's Peter Alexander actually gave Donald Trump a chance to show a tiny bit of empathy, asking him the most simple question possible: There are 200 dead, 14,000 who are sick, and millions who are scared right now. What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?"

The problem with Alexander's question was that it came with some unhappy facts about infections and death rates, right after Trump was challenged on his happy talk about antimalarials treating the virus.