Can Jeff Flake turn the tide in the Republican war on the media?
Since President Trump took office a year ago, much ink has been spilled over his .” The incessant refrain of “fake news,” repeated every time a story displeases him (and promoted via Trump’s own ,” now scheduled for Wednesday night). The calls for boycotts, lawsuits and license challenges. The threat to “open up” libel laws. The descriptions of reporters and news organizations as “pathetic,” “scum,” “disgusting,” “very dishonest,” “failing” and even But while Trump’s hostility toward the press may be unusual in its intensity, vulgarity and ...
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