Donald Trump just gave something away
“President” Donald Trump has taken to Twitter in full force in recent days, posts dozens of tweets, attacking everyone, paranoia dripping. Among those are dozens of tweets about some religious service he will be watching via livestream on Easter, apparently trying to show how religious he is. But something is bugging Trump, because he is ratcheting up his tweets and rhetoric about stores and sources. On Saturday, among many tweets on the topic, he tweeted:
When the Failing @nytimes or Amazon @washingtonpost writes a story saying “unnamed sources said”, or any such phrase where a person’s name is not used, don’t believe them. Most of these unnamed sources don’t exist. They are made up to defame & disparage. They have no “source.” Does anyone ever notice how few quotes from an actual person are given nowadays by the Lamestream Media. Very seldom. The unnamed or anonymous sources are almost always FAKE NEWS.
Usually when he is this strident, you can take it to the bank that the media is correct and is pulling out the kryptonite against him. This is the man who brought you John Barron and David Denison among other fake personas. This time, it is not just attacks on the New York Times and Washington Post. He is also attacking Fox, “Watching @FoxNews on weekend afternoons is a total waste of time. We now have some great alternatives, like @OANN.”
Trump also attacked the Wall Street Journal over the weekend: “The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board doesn’t have a clue on how to fight and win. Their views on Tariffs & Trade are losers for the U.S., but winners for other countries, including China. If we followed their standards, we’d have no Country left. They should love Sleepy Joe!”
The media must keep digging and doing its important work, because Donnie has something he does not want us to know.
Daniel is a lawyer writing and teaching about SCOTUS, and is the author of the book “The Chief Justices” about the SCOTUS as seen through the center seat.