Reporters and news analysts should not become emotionally involved with stories or the people involved with them.

 

Best example of that is President Trump. The haters and cheerleaders are doing a disservice to honest journalism.

 

I perfectly understand why the President wants positive news coverage and rewards people who provide it.  But I don't have a hard time covering the man fairly, even though I've known him for three decades. I simply analyze what he does, NOT WHAT HE SAYS.  That's because Donald Trump uses rhetoric and social media as a negotiating tool.  Things can change minute-to-minute with him.

 

Over the years, the President has been frustrated with me, but I never took it personally.  He wants what he wants.  All powerful people are like that.  Putin will poison you if you get out of line.

 

So far, President Trump is doing the right thing on national security.  The economy is undefined.  Woke is on the run, which is a good thing.

 

Mr. Trump is a high-stakes gambler, no question.  Tariffs, bombs, migrant roundups, the nation has never seen a President like this.

 

It all might make America stronger.  Or not. A definition will become clear fairly soon.

 

And we'll cover it fairly.