Trump Talks to Press Nearly Nonstop as Wins Pile Up: ‘We’ve Never Had That Kind Of Access’
The media may be the enemy, but you’d never know it from President Trump’s actions: He’s “talking to journalists almost nonstop as his successes pile up ahead of the midterm elections,” The Washington Times reports.
“In my experience covering White Houses, from Reagan to George W. Bush, we’ve never had that kind of access from a president before,” said Richard Benedetto, a retired White House correspondent who teaches at American University. “He doesn’t get credit for being so accessible. He answers questions all over the place.” Read more here.
But Broadcast News Coverage of Trump Is 92% Negative, Study Finds
Analysts have once again have revealed that broadcast news coverage of President Trump is 92% negative, give or take a percentage point or two, Jennifer Harper reports in The Washington Times. Hostile coverage has been ongoing since he took office.