Just about eight years ago, Megyn Kelly launched a verbal rocket at Donald Trump during the first Republican campaign debate of 2016. The subject was Mr. Trump's disparaging comments about selected women.
That confrontation changed the dynamic between the media and Donald Trump. Up until then, the press actively pursued the businessman because he was good for business. But any media honeymoon quickly disappeared.
It was inevitable as the American press corps is overwhelmingly liberal in its belief system. It has been that way since the Vietnam War.
Donald Trump has never run as a standard conservative, but he was aggressively going after Hillary Clinton. So, the press threw in with the Clinton campaign and created "Russia Collusion."
Today, the former president has few media allies but really doesn't need them. His presence is so overwhelming that almost all negative information about him is rejected by his supporters even as it is embraced by his detractors.
Very few Americans are agnostic about Trump.
So, he might want to change media tactics a bit. Right now, I don't even know the name of Trump's spokesperson. But the candidate might consider having him or her fight some of the ongoing battles that can drain any human being.
Save the big stuff for the Don!
See you for the No Spin News this evening.
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