"He needs them the way a junkie needs his junk. Donald Trump cares more about how he is perceived in the media than he cares about anything else in the world, including money. Trump is incapable of enjoying anything — money, success, sex — without being perceived enjoying it."
"As president and president-elect, Trump spent a great deal of time tweeting about his ratings, about the ratings of various news programs covering him, about the viewerships and readerships of various media outlets, generally theorizing that those critical of him must by moral necessity be in decline."
"On the other hand, he plainly does not know that there are tax provisions in the health-care bill Republicans are trying to drag out of Congress: He was perplexed when they came up at a White House meeting with Republican senators, saying that he was planning on taking on tax reform at a later date, oblivious to the content of the bill he purports to be negotiating. He doesn’t understand what’s going on between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but has taken to Twitter to argue — surprise — that, whatever it is, it’s all about him"
"Trump could list at least three times as many cable-news commentators as world leaders. He is much better versed in CNN’s lineup than in NATO’s."
"Trump has shown himself intellectually and emotionally incapable of making the transition from minor entertainment figure to major political figure."
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449145/donald-trump-media-mika-brzezinski-tweet
He needs the media, especially its' approval to legitimize everything he does
"As president and president-elect, Trump spent a great deal of time tweeting about his ratings, about the ratings of various news programs covering him, about the viewerships and readerships of various media outlets, generally theorizing that those critical of him must by moral necessity be in decline."
"On the other hand, he plainly does not know that there are tax provisions in the health-care bill Republicans are trying to drag out of Congress: He was perplexed when they came up at a White House meeting with Republican senators, saying that he was planning on taking on tax reform at a later date, oblivious to the content of the bill he purports to be negotiating. He doesn’t understand what’s going on between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but has taken to Twitter to argue — surprise — that, whatever it is, it’s all about him"
"Trump could list at least three times as many cable-news commentators as world leaders. He is much better versed in CNN’s lineup than in NATO’s."
"Trump has shown himself intellectually and emotionally incapable of making the transition from minor entertainment figure to major political figure."
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449145/donald-trump-media-mika-brzezinski-tweet
He needs the media, especially its' approval to legitimize everything he does