Look, I think one of the best things going in Donald Trump’s favor — we know this — is the mainstream media. So in other words, if you look at the approval ratings of Donald Trump versus the approval rating of the media . Because remember, the independents are part of Donald Trump’s base. A lot of times we say, “Republicans are Donald Trump’s base.” Not really. Such a partisan divide over media trust is by no means an outlier: The 2018 Poynter Media Trust Survey found that “high-knowledge” Democrats have a 98 percent trust rating in the media, versus 11 percent for “high-knowledge” Republicans.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2018 21:21 UTC