Why Trump's constant attacks on an independent press are so dangerous

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Why Trump's constant attacks on an independent press are so dangerous
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'One of the most consistent features of the chaotic Trump presidency are the attacks against the press,' writes CNN's brianstelter

New York One of the most consistent features of the chaotic Trump presidency are the attacks against the press.

President Donald Trump and his allies tell the public almost daily not to believe real reporting. But the frequency and predictability of the attacks don't make them any less damaging. To the contrary: The falsehood-filled tweets and televised tirades are gradually eroding Americans' shared sense of reality.Monday was a prime example. Trump shared 22 posts on Twitter before noon.

— Maggie Haberman September 2, 2019 Mark Follman, national affairs editor for Mother Jones, said last week that"Trump's incessant war on the American press has grown more extreme as his presidency has gone on."And he noted the potency: While the tactics"represent an inherently dangerous attack on a pillar of our constitutional democracy, Trump's multiyear campaign against the press appears to have been no more successful a project than, say, Trump Tower Moscow.

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