Trump Wins The News Cycle By Cheating

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 4:01am

E.J. Dionne: “The larger battle, captured by the phrase ‘winning the news cycle,’ involves a fierce competition to push reports that help your own side to the top while sidelining those that serve the interests of your opponents.” “In the Trump era, this clash has fundamentally changed because the president and his lieutenants have realized that lying works; shameless dissembling is now standard operating procedure for the White House.

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