Michael Goodwin: The press hates Trump more than it loves the truth...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "Government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence," the president wrote.
52% : Take recent front page headlines in The New York Times describing the president's moves and agenda: "A Fusillade of Actions That Have Upended American Life" "Behind The Rush To Discard Rules And Reshape Life" "Driven by Vengeance, Trump Shreds Rules On His Crusade" It's hyperbolic fear-mongering, and largely explains why public trust in the media has plummeted since Trump entered politics.
48% : But Trump 2.0 is turning out to be a far different story, though not because the press has decided to be fair in its coverage.
48% : Still, the vague claim of "independence" is the only argument they have and it's not a coincidence that both the Times and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting used the word to defend their perks and declare themselves holier than thou.
48% : It said Trump's executive order defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which in turn funds PBS and NPR, is "an affront to the First Amendment rights of NPR . . .
21% : In his Friday executive order ending funding for PBS and NPR, Trump cited why the outlets should be forced to do without government money.
20% : " So let's get this straight: By saving taxpayers $500 million a year by pulling the funding, Trump is violating the First Amendment rights of both recipients and listeners.
10% : Consider that none of them saw any sign of Joe Biden's cognitive decline -- until it jeopardized his chances of beating Trump.

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