Donald Trump Marginalizes, then Manipulates the Mainstream Media

No American president had a more strained relationship with the press than Richard Nixon.  Consumed by paranoia and stoked with bitterness, Nixon loathed the mainstream media.  He didn’t even bother trying to conceal this malice.  That was made abundantly self-evident by sharp words and contorted body language during his press conferences in front of cameras which gradually morphed into the twisted political degradation known as the Watergate cover up, ultimately leading to his downfall.

There’s a lesson here, if anyone wants to learn it.