Yes, Anderson, I think that that's exactly it in terms of undermining the credibility of the media that dislikes or at least -- in Trump's view, dislikes Trump and is crossing Trump or is criticizing Trump.
Reich explains Trump's strategy of undermining media credibility to distract from negative stories.
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