Trump’s Presser Ploy

Oliver Darcy: “Donald Trump on Thursday succeeded — yet again — at effectively playing the news media. After hyping a ‘news conference’ this week, which the press helped eventize, Trump largely used his Thursday Bedminster event to deliver a lengthy, grievance-and-lie-filled speech — which CNN and Fox News broadcasted large chunks of to their audiences. Trump used the time to lash out at the ‘fake news media,’ fear monger about an ‘invasion’ of immigrants, attack Kamala Harris as a ‘radical left socialist’ who doesn’t love America, and claim the left has committed election ‘interference,’ among other things.”

“Eventually, CNN cut away from the spectacle, with Wolf Blitzer saying, ‘It’s been going on for almost a half an hour so far … and what was supposed to be a news conference so far — he hasn’t answered one question, he hasn’t taken any questions.’”