President Trump spoke in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Mitchell's theory is that the media is so hungry for unflattering information about President Trump that it will gobble up anything that feeds its narrative. https://t.co/CNdET1sRbY — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 21, 2017Let's get serious for a moment: Mitchell's scheme is rather facile, but that does not mean phony leaks are not a real threat. It seems clear that feeding false information to reporters is part of the White House playbook. It appears that White House reporters can take absolutely nothing at face value, at this point.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2017 15:11 UTC