Top 5 Reasons Why War Between Trump and MSM is Mutually Beneficial

2. Deflection

The media will always have a target, to keep from focusing on the real problems of government. No matter how often Congress reaches further into our pockets or invades in our lives, the media will be able to focus on Trump. Is government stepping on civil liberties? So what, Trump tweeted about Rosie O’Donnell. We bombed another middle-eastern country? So what, Trump said “p***y”. The reverse is that Trump will be able to blame all of his missteps on the big bad mainstream media lying about him. No matter how bad he screws up, the message will be that either the reports are made up, or the reporters are biased.