Rick Wilson - The Secret of Trump's Media Threats

The last few days have been a reminder that Donald Trump and his court don’t merely loathe the press; they fear it.

Fear is the tell. Fear is the scent that gives the whole game away.

The Trump administration’s latest spasm of media intimidation, from late-Sunday night rage-truthing to regulatory threats to juvenile press-office tantrums to the President himself fantasizing about executing reporters, isn’t a sign of strength.

It’s a sign of a regime that understands the story is slipping out of its control.

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