When Nothing Is Hidden in Politics

Ben Smith: “The most plugged-in people in Washington are reading the same tweets you are, marveling. The persons-familiar who populate so much of the reporting about Trump are no more or less familiar with his Truths than you are, and are speculating on his plans and motives — Is this breach final? Will it heal soon? — just the same as many Americans.”

“This is a feature of a presidency that sees itself as media: Journalists can become mere television critics.”