But it’s occasionally worth remembering that the president of the United States disparaged the news media as “the enemy of the American people” within his first month in office. But Trump’s targeting of the media didn’t fade — and neither did the sentiment in that tweet. Only a third of Americans said it was, with about a third of both Republicans and Democrats holding that view. Some people seek out media that reflect their political beliefs and view contradictory coverage as biased and inaccurate. That said, it’s not clear how much of the response to Quinnipiac’s question about the media being an enemy is driven by partisanship.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2018 19:17 UTC