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Under Trump, the media are extra diligent. Where was that before?

By Becket Adams
Published May 4, 2018 9:13pm ET
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Under Trump, the media are extra diligent. Where was that before?
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after speaking at the National Federation of Republican Assemblies on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Trump will decide soon whether to mount a third party bid if he loses the Republican nomination for president, the real estate mogul said Saturday. "I think over the next couple of weeks you're going to see some things that are very interesting," Trump said after a speech in Nashville to a gathering of tea party activists. | (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

President Trump talks a lot of trash, and he is particularly fond of trash talking the press.

He singles out members of the news media by name. He criticizes entire newsrooms, including CNN, NBC News, and the New York Times. Trump is inflammatory, callous, and nasty.

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