Is Trump’s Negative Press Justified?

[txdot-guy]

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo...resident-trump

Media Research Center finds 92% negative coverage of Trump in first 100 days
(TNND) — A recent analysis by the Media Research Center has revealed that 92% of the major network media coverage of President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office was negative.

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This was posted elsewhere and I thought it deserved its own thread.

Some think that this is proof of media bias but I think it’s proof of media manipulation.

Trump purposely does and says things designed specifically to create a negative reaction. Then when it’s reported on the president can claim bias. Turning the media into an enemy that can therefore not be trusted.

The question. Is the media really biased against Trump or is the press justified in its reporting coverage?

[Lucas McCain]

He has his reality TV press conferences damn near every day. If he doesn't say or do something stupid, it's not making the news. He exudes stupidity whether it's from social media rants or random dumb shit that comes out of his mouth like all of the childish name calling. What does he expect when you leave the windows open and show your dirty ass for all to see, discuss and report?

His tariffs have been a joke. Is the media not supposed to jump on what an attention whore gives them? The media didn't come up with "TACO". WallStreet did because of his wishy-washy tariff bullshit. They just reported it.

[Yssup Rider]

Yes.

Why would anybody pen glowing stories about the biggest asshole of all time?

Bush was stupid and surrounded himself with truly dangerous and some would even say evil men.

But he wasn’t an asshole, and got stuff done in Congress.

Trump is a dictator.

If he does something good, he gets credit, but doesn’t. The media is only reporting on the subject at hand … that petty, evil man baby who sits up all night on the shitter screaming at everybody on social media.

[SecretE]

I have no problem with accountability and standards for any politician. Trump has plenty of gaffes to report on. Think the problem is that the majority of the US mainstream press have become propagandists for one party (Democrats), and are unwilling to apply that same accountability and standards on to all politicians. Ironically, if they did apply all of that to Biden, and called him out on his clear mental decline, perhaps the 25th Amendment would have been invoked, Harris would have had some time to prove herself competent as POTUS (which I don't think she would have done, IMHO, but some voters may have seen it as an upgrade), and America would have elected her to continue.

[Yssup Rider]

Yet this isn’t about Biden’s condition. It’s about Trump’s media coverage.

While I don’t disagree with your post. SecretE, I do not believe there is a media conspiracy to “get Trump”

That asshole brings it on himself news cycle at a time. Without fail. When he isn’t pissing off someone, his Washington harem is.

I think if nobody filed lawsuits against him (for the shit he did) then the media wouldn’t be able to report it. If he didn’t retweet racist posts in the middle of the night, the media wouldn’t report on it. See where this is going, I’m sure,,,

[Jacky S]

To answer the OP’s question, the Press Reports on President Trump are overwhelmingly negative because he baits them.
The American Voters know this and enjoy watching Trump’s ability to make fools of the Press, and the Democrats.
Just as he stated in his address to the Joint Houses. It makes no difference what he proposes, the Democrats and their Lackeys in the Press are automatically against it.

It is the highest manifestation of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

The real irony is President Trump is having a great time doing it.

Trump is Nancy with the football, and poor “Charlie Brown Media” falls for it every time.

[VitaMan]

Trump's poll numbers are terrible. Because of his policies and results. The press is reporting on what is happening.


Some polls Trump is 54 % negative. If the MAGAs need to call it TDS, that is their problem.

[eccieuser9500]

He asks for it.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by VitaMan

Trump's poll numbers are terrible. Because of his policies and results. The press is reporting on what is happening.


Some polls Trump is 54 % negative. If the MAGAs need to call it TDS, that is their problem.

... Trump's poll numbers are fine - but let's not go off-topic.

The Negative Press AGAINST Trump has TANKED the poll numbers
of the liberal media.

... So I believe that TxDot needs to ask the minions
of the liberal media IF they believe the Negative Press
and reporting is justified.

One thing IS becoming rather certain - the VOTERS don't
seem to fancy it much-any.

#### Salty

[VitaMan]

Just like I mentioned....Trump's poll numbers are horrid. Yet MAGAs say they are fine. True derangement syndrome.

Voters regret voting for Trump by th hundreds of thousands. A split in the Republican party may soon be on the way once they get over their Trump fear factor.

What does the press say about Trump profiting from his crypto orders and self dealing in crypto ?

Spokesmen say it is fine since it is out in the open.


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[SecretE]

Originally Posted by VitaMan

Just like I mentioned....Trump's poll numbers are horrid. Yet MAGAs say they are fine. True derangement syndrome.

They aren't great...but I don't think they truly matter until a couple of months before the '26 elections. Trump took (and is still taking) a big risk on trade...and we are still in some pain right now. However, his immigration policy is buoying him from being completely in the tank right now.

Originally Posted by VitaMan

A split in the Republican party may soon be on the way once they get over their Trump fear factor.

The split in the GOP has been well under way for a decade, going all the way back to the "Tea Party" days of the 2010's, and the establishment are trying to "wait out" Trump...again...so they can resume their agenda. They know if they oppose Trump right now, they will get primaried out like Liz Cheney and others were. So, they silently resist by not passing "radical" legislation...or passing watered-down versions of legislation, so they can sell what they did to the local voters. There are a lot of parallels between the Paul Ryan led House of 2017 and the Mike Johnson led House in 2025...a lot of "tough talk", but, in the end, they spike the ball at the one-yard line and kick a field goal.

I'm more curious to see how a split in the Democrat party is going to play out. That has been well-overdue between the establishment and the Justice Democrats.

[TechPapi]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo...resident-trump

Media Research Center finds 92% negative coverage of Trump in first 100 days
(TNND) — A recent analysis by the Media Research Center has revealed that 92% of the major network media coverage of President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office was negative.

———

This was posted elsewhere and I thought it deserved its own thread.

Some think that this is proof of media bias but I think it’s proof of media manipulation.

Trump purposely does and says things designed specifically to create a negative reaction. Then when it’s reported on the president can claim bias. Turning the media into an enemy that can therefore not be trusted.

The question. Is the media really biased against Trump or is the press justified in its reporting coverage?

Fuck that orange cunt. If anything, the negative bullshit he pulls is UNDER-reported and sane washed nowadays.

[Jacky S]

When I read these anti Trump comments, the image that comes to mind is an old angry half drunk Robert DeNero giving one of his moronic anti Trump rants.

I think someone should start a poll on which Liberal/Socialist/Progressive/Democrat contributor on this Forum exhibits the greatest manifestation of TDS.

[Levianon17]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo...resident-trump

Media Research Center finds 92% negative coverage of Trump in first 100 days
(TNND) — A recent analysis by the Media Research Center has revealed that 92% of the major network media coverage of President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office was negative.

———

This was posted elsewhere and I thought it deserved its own thread.

Some think that this is proof of media bias but I think it’s proof of media manipulation.

Trump purposely does and says things designed specifically to create a negative reaction. Then when it’s reported on the president can claim bias. Turning the media into an enemy that can therefore not be trusted.

The question. Is the media really biased against Trump or is the press justified in its reporting coverage?

It's all part of the scheme of things.

[Lucas McCain]

Originally Posted by Jacky S

When I read these anti Trump comments, the image that comes to mind is an old angry half drunk Robert DeNero giving one of his moronic anti Trump rants.

Ironic. I think the same of old men who mention TDS nonstop like a parrot. By the way, you have mentioned your age multiple times, you are almost 4 fucking decades older than I am. Sounds like your judgement in guessing ages of posters is as sound as your judgement in championing presidents. LOL

If you give the media nothing outlandish to report, they have nothing to report that is outlandish. It's that simple.