Trump’s nonstop controversies preserve media scrambling to maintain up with agenda

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Donald Trump is relishing all this, flaming each goal in sight – or making an attempt to place out fires in Los Angeles – as a president who loves being at battle.

Elon Musk, clearly lacking the highlight, is utilizing X as a weapon, calling for his former pal's impeachment – however deleting his tweet tying Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in what is perhaps considered as an apology.

Gavin Newsom is all fired up, daring Trump's border czar to arrest him and accusing the president of inflaming the scenario by dispatching the Nationwide Guard over his objections.

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The media are eagerly consuming from the Trump fireplace hose within the biggest, most entertaining breakup since Blake Energetic and Justin Baldoni have been denouncing one another. However a number of journalists have been injured overlaying the violent L.A. protests, at the same time as they reported that the overwhelming majority of demonstrators are peaceable.

And for me, it meant a loopy hour of tv.

All eyes have been on the Trump-Musk feud final week, with the tech billionaire accusing the president of getting ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Picture)

We made a lot of last-minute modifications on "Media Buzz," however the largest one concerned ABC correspondent and anchor Terry Moran. I used to be tapping out the script on my cellphone throughout industrial breaks.

For causes I am going to by no means be capable to fathom, Moran posted a scathing assault on White House home coverage chief Stephen Miller, calling him a "world-class hater." He additionally put Trump in the identical class.

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On Maria Bartiromo's present, which airs earlier than mine, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Moran must be suspended or fired. Shortly after we went off the air, ABC suspended Moran, saying he had violated firm requirements. I’ll by no means fathom why he blew up his profession.

You possibly can't overcover a public meltdown like this – Trump now saying Musk had "worn skinny" and he'd requested him to depart – however journalists have a high-minded justification for the low-rent sniping. The president's complete agenda is wrapped up within the not-so-beautiful invoice, together with border funding, tax cuts, meals stamps and trimming the Medicaid rolls.

The measure handed the Home by a single vote as a result of a lot of hard-line Republicans agree with Musk that it is a "disgusting abomination" which, at a minimal, would increase the deficit by $2.4 billion over 10 years.

However Trump is sort of a film studio mogul who concurrently strikes from one sound stage to the following. And that may be a problem to journalists who race to maintain up–but additionally boosts scores as he consistently taking questions from the reporters and producers he additionally denigrates. It’s a love-hate relationship, however currently, principally hate.

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Trump issued a journey ban on 12 nations, principally within the Middle East and Africa. Huge story.

Trump introduced Kilmar Abrego Garcia again to the U.S., after saying it couldn’t be achieved, and the mistakenly deported Salvadoran will face prices of human trafficking of unlawful migrants – months after the Supreme Court docket ordered his return.

Trump introduced Kilmar Abrego Garcia again to the U.S. final week, months after the Supreme Court docket ordered his return from El Salvador. (Getty Photos and Fox Information)

Trump is battling elite legislation corporations, lots of that are caving and agreeing to supply as much as $125 million in free providers slightly than lose entry to categorized materials that might trigger an exodus of shoppers. Huge story.

Trump backed off on criticizing Vladimir Putin after that unbelievable Ukrainian drone strike decimated a 3rd of the Russian fleet, hundreds of miles away. Now he says he might stroll away from a battle by which Putin has no conceivable curiosity in peace. Huge story.

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Trump issued a wave of controversial pardons, particularly one for a person who dedicated fraud by stealing from his workers, which got here after his mom, a big-time GOP donor, paid $1 million to get face time with the president at a Mar-a-Lago fundraising dinner. Now he avoids a jail time period and having to make over $4 million in restitution to his victims. Huge story.

Trump is freezing funds for Harvard and investigating the Harvard Regulation Evaluate. Huge tales.

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Trump has ordered an investigation of Joe Biden and the undisputed coverup of his psychological decline, arguing that his actions may very well be overturned if prime aides have been making the selections. Big story. However the protection has been muted, partially as a result of the press doesn’t take it significantly and Democrats don’t wish to gas any story that includes extra visibility for Biden.

This nonstop gusher might deflect criticism that Trump is cashing in on the presidency by promoting meme cash and different objects that when would have prompted an uproar.

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By the point you learn this, the president might have made information on a number of different controversial topics. It’s a method that helps him and, in some ways, the media which can be at all times scrambling to maintain up.

Howard Kurtz is the host of FOX Information Channel's MediaBuzz (Sundays 11 AM-12PM/ET). Based mostly in Washington, D.C., he joined the community in 2013 and repeatedly seems on Particular Report with Bret Baier and The Story with Martha MacCallum amongst different applications.