Trump suckers the press again

“My god, imagine being a reporter and being this bad at it,” tweets TPM’s Josh Marshall on a CBS News reporter taking anything Donald Trump says at face value.
What did Trump say this time? Marcy Wheeler explains and makes clear, “This is a ploy.”

“Genuinely took my breath away. Wow,” replies Brian Beutler.
Journalism malpractice, charges media critic Jennifer Schulze.
Why is this so hard?

And you wonder why the news is dying?
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