Trump's combative stance with media applauded by his supporters

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18. Thought experiment for Trump fans

Try this...

Imagine, that President Trump WERE secretly in a pact with Putin, or in someway truly evil and devoted to crippling the United States. Or perhaps he were the Antichrist, or some other supremely evil being. One of the first things he'd do is to coopt the mass media so that they would only speak positively about him.

Just for a moment, imagine that this were true, but only a few people were catching on to it, and the truth was slowly leaking out. Where would you get exposed to the truth if Faux News were coopted by the evil one? Where else would you be able to learn the truth?

The fact that there are journalists highly critical of him is a sign that, for the time being, we still have some checks on power. If you get into a situation where there is only positive news, then I would worry.