Now in the White House, President Trump is poised to enact his agenda through extraordinary means — by broadcasting an alternative reality in which he seeks a monopoly on his own narrative and facts. “That would include a brave fireman, but also a sociopath.”Savior-to-sociopath might measure the full spectrum of Americans’ feelings about Mr. Trump. We are seeing the origins of a White House Media Group, a constellation of pro-Trump sources that get access and kudos at the expense of traditional news companies. Before Mr. Trump, social media had shrunk the universe of news to a handful of preferred stories picked by peers. But the publicity-driven instincts that got Mr. Trump to the White House may serve him terribly in the Oval Office.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 19:30 UTC