His constant lawsuits against the press are strategic — and because he can’t help himself.
Former president Donald Trump poses with ABC New anchor George Stephanopoulos ahead of a town hall event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 15, 2020. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images’s senior media writer. He has written commentary about the media industry and politics for decades and was previously a columnist forhim, he could come close to filling a backyard pool with free pumpkin spice lattes.
Why does Trump persist in bringing libel and defamation proceedings and other cases against the press, even though he almost never prevails?in 2013 when Maher promised him $5 million if he could prove his father wasn’t an orangutan. In 2020, Trump sued CNN for an opinion piece about the Mueller investigation. Thecriticizing his plan to build
“Cohn’s recipe was fight, and he taught Trump the tools he used. No. 1 is if you’re charged with anything, counterattack. Rule No. 2 is if you’re charged with anything, try to undermine your adversary. Rule No. 3 is work the press. Rule No. 4 is lie. It doesn’t matter how tall a tale it is, but repeat it again and again. Rule No. 5 is settle the case, claim victory and go home,” Zirin said.Libel suits bake the Cohn cake to perfection.
O’Brien doubts that the suit will keep people from calling Trump a rapist when he’s being called that all over social media.
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