TIM GRAHAM: Hostile journalists pose as heroes while Trump faces their questions daily
Jack Blanchard at Politico's Playbook newsletter made the leftists angry by praising President Donald Trump's energetic availability to the press While CBS star Scott Pelley wailed at a college commencement that they are the fierce defenders of democracy the seekers of truth and the vanguard against ignorance Trump grants them access Blanchard wrote on May that by lunchtime it will have been hours since Donald Trump stepped in front of a TV camera for a speech or Q A -- the first time that's happened outside of the weekends since he returned to the White House on Jan Whatever your politics that's a remarkable record of masses availability especially when compared to his famously sheltered predecessor THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TOP MEDIA MOMENTS AND CLASHES OVER FIRST DAYSFormer President Joe Biden was hidden away from the press for four years and this never drew angry commencement speeches -- because Scott Pelley was eager to please Band Biden which allowed him to join the other privileged Biden softball-throwers like Drew Barrymore and Ryan Seacrest He didn't seem to grasp how they make him look by association Blanchard infuriated the Biden boosters by arguing the Joe Biden experience shows just how crucial it is that leaders are held up to regular scrutiny Trump's answers may sometimes be rambling erratic -- or even downright unpleasant -- but every American voter can see where he's at This is where the Pelleys scream But he lies All the lies They will try to sully all this acceptance of hostile questions by disparaging all the answers as dangerous blather Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy and their partisan squad adored Pelley's lecture but ignored what Blanchard pointed out They should just deal with his count A quick trawl through the archives suggests Trump has done media on of his days back in office -- an percent hit rate that includes weekends and must put him on unit to being just about the most-accessible president in modern history When Trump accepts a hostile interview on NBC's Meet the Press it's indeed used by NBC to congratulate itself Incoming Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas explained an interviewer he accepted this battle because he knows he's going to get a fair shake It's because Kristen Welker has done a masterful job of helping Americans get information and being fair with President Trump CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONTrump was sparring with Welker in real time telling her it was unfair to raise the prospect of empty store shelves in the midst of his global business disputes This is such a dishonest interview already he announced But he accepted it How multiple times did Biden appear on Meet the Press None but nobody cares They would rather fuss about Trump fighting back against the press by his lawsuits and threats of regulatory scrutiny at the FCC None of these arrogant media partisans grasp that they boosted every ounce of regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits and lawfare against Trump over the last eight years Every Trump-trashing tactic they patronage is automatically defined as democracy and truth-seeking CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TIM GRAHAM
