Why are we paying someone nearly $90,000 to find and administer the “good stuff” to the Media? It’s gotta be a challenging job when POTUS Donnie sabotages his own good news with insulting tweets and behavior – PB/TK
Trump bashes the media but still loves good press – By Annie Karni / Aug 8 2017
Media bashing has become one of the organizing principles of Donald Trump’s presidency. But behind the scenes, the Trump machine is eagerly promoting the nuggets of positive press it receives from the very outlets the president seeks to discredit.
The White House director of rapid response, Andy Hemming, 31, spends his days immersed in cable television, Twitter, print and online media to suss out positive stories about Trump, which he blasts back out to his list of more than 1,000 influencers – mainly reporters, but also television talking heads – who together craft the overall story of Trump’s presidency.
There’s nothing new about an administration trying to promote its wins. But in the Trump White House, where Hemming’s job is not to discredit the mainstream media but to celebrate stories the administration likes, it can seem like he is trying to bail out a sinking boat with a teacup.
And it’s a role that feels out of sync with Trump’s constant attacks on the press. Trump spent the first day of his summer break Monday tweetstorming about the country’s major cable networks and newspapers. “Hard to believe that with 24/7 #Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTIMES & WAPO, the Trump base is getting stronger!” Trump tweeted Monday morning from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is installed on his golf course for a two-week vacation.
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/08/trump-media-stories-hemming-241392
