But some days the tweets are so voluminous and so venomous that they are, by themselves, a big story. Viewers and readers are ill-informed when they're left in the dark about their commander in chief's angry, conspiratorial and fact-free rantings. It was like Trump was saying to his favorite television network, "keep having my back and I'll have yours." Especially right now, with his world consumed by scandals and investigations, Trump needs all the TV boosters he can get. But it is worth noting that one of Fox's correspondents responded to the president's barb by supporting Neville and Vittert.

Source: CNN March 18, 2019 02:48 UTC