Crowds, Stoked by Trump’s Rhetoric, Increase Their Ire Toward the Press – The New York Times

Crowds, Stoked by Trump’s Rhetoric, Increase Their Ire Toward the Press (Published 2018)

Menacing the media is a theme of President Trump’s rallies, but news organizations are anticipating an unnerving midterm election season, especially after a hostile crowd in Florida on Tuesday night.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/business/media/trump-press-jim-acosta.html

“Stop lying!” shouted a man in an American flag T-shirt, one of dozens of Trump supporters who hurled invective at the assembled press corps. Facing the reporters’ work space — and away from the stage where Mr. Trump was set to speak — they flashed middle fingers and chanted “CNN Sucks!” as Jim Acosta, a CNN White House correspondent, attempted to speak on-air.