A large majority of Americans despise the media.
Trump knows this, so he plays them knowing they will make complete asses of themselves, thereby increasing Trumps popularity.
I suspect we’re coming to the end of the practice of allowing established news media to play games however it sees fit.
The news media, at the national level, now has almost nothing to do with informing citizens of actual facts and situations, but instead is almost all playing at psyops games meant to manufacture opinion to suit the whims of the news media.
Trouble is these precious partisans will get no sympathy whatsoever from any corner except from their own butt hurt brothers and sister who god schlonged as well.
I would love for Trump to do this after he wins the presidency at some point. Just make utter fools out of these blow dried prima-donnas again and again.