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Trump announced nothing on pre-existing conditions. If he announced birds are required to fly, would you run "Trump Requires Birds To Fly"?
All he wants is the headline "Trump Requires Pre-Existing Coverage" and you've given it to him. The media refuses to learn how to cover him
All he wants is the headline "Trump Requires Pre-Existing Coverage" and you've given it to him. The media refuses to learn how to cover him
Adding the caveat "which already exists" or "Obamacare does this" just means you as the reporter or editor have admitted Trump did nothing. And yet if he's done nothing why did you write this story? The responsible way to cover this is by framing it as a PR stunt or ignoring it.
Obama did routine public events every day and after 2010 nobody really covered them with interest. They weren't groundbreaking news, which is fine — not everything the president does should be news. Especially if it's a meaningless EO. But if Trump says 8 words it's BREAKING NEWS
For those of you following the WH press corps power rankings, the @Reuters story is probably the most irresponsible (you can guess who "reported" it before you get to the end)
Last night Trump announced a “news conference” to announce no news, just that he wanted credit for Obamacare. The media gave him what he wanted. Today he’s doing it again, maybe he’ll announce he’s signing an executive order requiring freedom of religion. https://twitter.com/davelevinthal/status/1292110093366984704
