Morning Consult Vice President Tyler Sinclair also shared his thoughts on the preceding poll findings. According to Sinclair, President Trump’s public statements about the mainstream media have impacted the manner in which Americans perceive the press.
“President Trump’s relentless rhetoric on the mainstream media has helped shape how those mediums are viewed among his base.”
The Job of the Press
At the end of the day, the job of the press revolves around reporting the news to the American people. Ideally, this ought to occur without bias or opinions, regardless of the personal political beliefs which individual reporters harbor.