President Trump fights the media narrative about his COVID-19 response

To leftists, this commentary is infuriating. They attack it relentlessly, calling it divisive, crude, unpresidential, gross, etc. For conservatives, though, it’s refreshing and invigorating to see a president following the Confucian model of “rectification of names.” That is, Trump is improving the political world before our eyes by speaking the truth, avoiding euphemism, and making words correspond with reality.

Andrea Widberg continues her fight:  "On Monday, Trump took the press conference to a whole new level. He directly attacked the media’s effort to rewrite history with their false allegations that Trump, due to ineptitude and crude political calculations, failed to respond to the virus in a timely and efficient way, effectively killing Americans.

"In the face of media lies and slander, George W. Bush, always the gentleman, would have said nothing. Trump, thank goodness, has no effete gentlemanly notions. If you slander him, he fights back.

"Trump’s grand moment at the press conference began when he made irrefutable factual statements about the facts on the ground and his responsive actions. He then showed a video that summed up his aggressive efforts responding to the virus, the way the media once downplayed the virus, and the grateful thanks Trump received from many governors, both Republican and Democrat, as they struggled with the virus in their states.

Wilberg gives more examples of the Trump-media conflict, but we post these two:

"And here's MSNBC refusing to show the White House briefing:

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MSNBC cuts coverage and Ari Melber says they won’t return to the press briefing until they actually start talking about the Coronavirus

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CNN's chyron writer had a meltdown during @realDonaldTrump's press briefing this evening.