Trump demands that the media recognize his domain over reality—this was the substance of Conway’s argument with Todd. This was also the heart of Trump’s rant during his one press conference before he started holding daily briefings in March 2020. He had captured the term “fake news.” He said, “The press—the public doesn’t believe you people anymore. Now, maybe I had something to do with that. I don’t know. But they don’t believe you.” He was saying that he had given the American people a choice between two realities and they had chosen his. Are you going to believe your own eyes or the
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