Donald Trump is a loser in his war on the media

by Laura Clawson

Daily Kos Staff

Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at 9:06:43am PST

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Saturday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from Japan, Germany, Russia, France and Australia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Popular vote loser Donald Trump likes to call out media outlets by name—CNN, New York Times, NBC, CBS, ABC—attacking them as “fake news” and doing everything he can to tout his own credibility over theirs. Trump’s hardcore base might eat it up, but Trump is the loser in the eyes of most Americans. A new poll from Public Policy Polling tests Trump’s credibility against the individual news outlets he attacked in a tweet last week, and Trump trailed every one of them.

The poll asked “Who do you think has more credibility, Donald Trump or …

The New York Times led Trump 52 percent to 40 percent.
NBC led Trump 51 percent to 40 percent.
CNN, ABC, and CBS all led Trump 51 percent to 41 percent.

The poll also tested credibility for media outlets without reference to Trump, and again found high credibility for the places Trump has been waging war on, while Trump-friendly media had lower credibility. Fox News was at least above water by 6 points, 46 percent to 40 percent, but the Daily Caller, Infowars, and Breitbart were all underwater by at least 30 points.