David Axelrod actually said...

"I don't think it's -- look, as you pointed out at the beginning, every President is irritated at times by their coverage, but most Presidents understand that that is part of the obligation of the job...."

"He is trying to impeach the media so that when facts are reported that are inconvenient to him, he can dismiss them as political in nature. And that to me is a very insidious thing."

"The bottom line is this president doesn't believe that he has any obligation to share that information with people. He calls the press the enemy of the people. He conflates his political interest with..."

"I have to believe that Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, and others are urging him to postpone any kind of meeting until after the election."