{"id":38649,"date":"2018-07-29T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T21:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38649"},"modified":"2018-07-29T14:47:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T21:47:50","slug":"trump-breaches-off-the-record-promise-to-the-new-york-times-with-unhinged-rage-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38649","title":{"rendered":"Trump Breaches ‘Off-the-Record’ Promise to the New York Times with Unhinged Rage-Tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

For someone who relentlessly bashes the media for its honesty and ethics, Donald Trump seems to have little concern for either, particularly with regard to the media. And this goes much farther than his reckless attacks that media experts have warned are likely to result in violence<\/a><\/strong> against journalists who are just trying to do their job.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday morning Trump posted a peculiar tweet that, on the surface, suggested a bit of thawing in his persistent hostility toward the press. He revealed that he met with A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, one of Trump’s most reviled foes. In the past, Trump has maligned the Times as liars who deliberately publish false stories with sources that Trump says don’t exist (they do). In this tweet Trump pretended that the meeting was cordial and productive:<\/p>\n

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Had a very good and interesting meeting at the White House with A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times. Spent much time talking about the vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that Fake News has morphed into phrase, \u201cEnemy of the People.\u201d Sad!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n