(Susan Walsh/AP)Media criticThe bubble under which President Trump has situated himself came to light during a Thursday discussion with A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times. “Where, in particular?” Trump asked Sulzberger. Speaking of which, Trump told Sulzberger and his news-side colleagues from the New York Times — reporters Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman — that he doesn’t mind a “bad story if it’s true." “What’s more important than the New York Times?” asked the president, who also blew through other yellow lights raised by aides in the Oval Office. We’ve known for a long time how much Trump — who grew up in the Queens borough of New York — craves the approbation of the New York Times.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2019 18:18 UTC