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renate

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7. I don't get it... doesn't he need the press?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:41 PM

Jan 2017

Before the election, they couldn't really fact-check him because they'd be accused of being partisan. But I don't see how alienating and pissing off the MSM helps him in the long run. Not everyone reads Breitbart.

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Trump is a skilled showman. But don't assume Americans are mesmerized by the show. [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

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I don't get it... doesn't he need the press? renate Jan 2017 #7