The Most Amazing Press Conference

I think we can all agree there has been nothing like it.  It was the wish that many conservative leaning folks have been wishing for years.  Maybe longer.  The press has gotten accustomed to conservatives who fold at the first hint of criticism.  Generally, Republicans are the first to apologize and back pedal.  I think most folks across real America were always a bit embarrassed.  The very views they held dear were the first to be shrugged off by their elected officials.

Not with Trump.  He is the first person since Reagan to give an active offense.  And truth be told there has never been anyone to hit back as hard.  There is no shrinking away from a fight, there is no allowance for moral judgements.  There is only what he thinks is right.  Which amazingly, just happens to coincide with one-half of the population of the country.

There is no quarter given.  What we saw today was the inevitable reaction to a press pool that have been Obama acolytes.  Today Trump called the press out for the shills they are.  For years conservatives had to search high and low for opinions that resembled their own.  Nitch newspapers or arcane magazines and more recently talk radio shows were what you were left with. But it was always a bit like searching for hidden treasure.  It took a lot of looking and you were just hoping that the chest contained gold.

One of the primary reasons Trump got elected was his ability to strongly push back against press coverage and questions that were decidedly slanted.  One of the biggest jokes around is the question...is the press biased?  Ask any conservative what they think and you will get an earful and with good reason.  We grew up hearing that abortion was great, guns were bad and borders were immoral.  Today Trump pushed back hard against the press.  Let's hope the pressure continues.