But if we’re going to maintain our democracy, we have to figure out how to deal with the way Trump successfully manipulates the media. First, Trump says something outrageously false, but which his supporters either believe already or would like to believe. There’s no law saying that every tweet Donald Trump sends has to result in screaming headlines and lead that night’s news broadcast. “Trump makes false claim” can be a short item on page A14. But that means that Trump is once again getting his way with the media.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2016 18:19 UTC