Every once in a while, it’s very easy to see that talking points have been sent out. When two or more people in media are pushing the same narrative, it’s obvious.
Tonight is the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner and multiple journos are talking about how Trump – not them – has destroyed trust in media. If these people had an ounce of honesty in them, they would admit that they destroyed their own industry through constant lies, but they can’t do that. They’re simply not capable.
They are also incapable of shame, as you’ll see below.
Up first is CNN’s talking potato, Brian Stelter, who calls himself a media reporter. In this clip, he says “The damage Trump has done, both in his first term and now in his second term, in terms of trust in media, that has been enormous.” Watch:
Covering the WHCA, Brian Stelter laments the “damage” has done to trust in the media.
Brian was a prime purveyor of the “Cheap Fakes” hoax for Joe Biden during the 2024 campaign. pic.twitter.com/A3RE5NE3dq
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 25, 2026
Over on MSNOW, some random journo in this clip says “The president has convinced a great many Americans to not trust reporters and that’s done a lot of damage. A lot of long term damage.” Watch:
MSNOW covering the WCHA:
“The president has convinced a great many Americans to not trust reporters.”
Fails to mention that they’ve done just fine with that all on their own. pic.twitter.com/dmbMon9WD3
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 24, 2026
In this clip from Curtis Houck of NewsBusters, Chris Hayes of MSNOW says:
“Donald Trump famously has been hostile to the free press, almost implacably so. He believes it to be the enemy of the people and literally says as much almost every chance he gets. He thinks critical, accurate coverage of his presidency is tantamount to treason. He’s bullied and harassed reporters individually and gone after them in a million different ways. The last time he went to one of these things, he got roasted so bad it forever altered the political trajectory of our entire country.”
Here was how Chris Hayes opened the 8pm Eastern hour of MS NOW’s coverage of the #WHCD.
Chris, show me on the doll where Trump hurt you…
“Donald Trump famously has been hostile to the free press, almost implacably so. He believes it to be the enemy of the people and literally… pic.twitter.com/QRhdmrOxg0
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 25, 2026
These people completely destroyed trust in their own industry and rather than own it, they’re trying to blame Trump.
It’s the laziest, dumbest, and most backwards argument they could make.
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