Media not Trump’s, or American people’s enemy

Donald Trump is right. The media is not his enemy. But the media certainly is not the enemy of the American people. For some reason, our president is making a habit of pitting the people and the press. Our tweeter in chief blasted what he called “fake news” in his latest digital blast, calling out some media outlets by name. But it is Trump who is seemingly consumed with the media, constantly tweeting, often about what he did or didn’t like hearing on the cable tv talk shows. He doesn’t seem to like to have to answer difficult questions, but it seems there are more questions than ever. Even Fox’s Shepherd Smith got that right, as he called on our President to be truthful and open to the American people. Where are the tax returns? What role is Russia really playing? These are the questions that have to be asked. Yet Trump continues to simply bash whatever media he doesn’t like or whose questions he doesn’t want to have to answer. Now, the role of a free press seems more important than ever. Senator John McCain had to point that out, arguing that dictators too would like to shut down the free press. No, it seems our work is just getting started, and we’ve got a lot of work to do.