According to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday, 61 percent of respondents said they disapproved of the way Mr. Trump talked about the media. Fifty-two percent said they trusted the media more to tell the truth about important issues, while 37 percent said they trusted Mr. Trump more to do so. The political divide, however, is stark: Among Democrats, 86 percent said they trusted the media more to tell the truth, while 78 percent of Republicans said they trusted Mr. Trump more. PhotoNot everyone was so quick to dismiss Mr. Trump’s comments as outlandish, however. “I think Trump should be critically covered, but he should be covered with fairness — not with animosity, not with a point of view.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 09:56 UTC