The Press as Pawn: Trump's Escalating War on the Media The White House has long been a place where the free press holds those in power accountable.
However, under Donald Trump's presidency, it has become a battleground – with the president at war not just with his detractors but also with the notion of an independent media.
Trump's assertion that CNN, Politico, and MSDNC (MSNBC) are peddling "fake news" is nothing new.