The press jumped on Trump's claim that he raised $6 million for veterans in his rally back in January. Trump replied by jumping on the press. He held a press conference in which he hammered the media, calling them sleazy and dishonest. It is a moment like this when I really like Trump. For decades, I have seen the media hound Republicans about things that they ignore in Democrats. Why aren't these same reporters quizzing Hillary about the Clinton Foundation? The mainstream media is composed almost exclusively of Democrats. Republican voters know this and have been frustrated by how Republican candidates just accepted it without comment. When speaking to George Stephanopolous, Trump reminded the viewer that Stephanopolous was a Clinton operative. Trump must also have taken note of the huge boost that Newt Gingrich received in the 2012 campaign when he blasted the media for 'gotcha' questions. The Republican base knows that the media is just as much the enemy as the Democrats are. The base is so starved for a Republican who fights that it has nominated a marginal Republican to get that long-missing trait. Romney made a passable impression of a doormat, especially when he let Candy Crowley derail him in the third debate. Though there are many other Republicans I would prefer to have as president, I really appreciate Donald Trump as a nominee who won't just sit back and let the media walk on him. Unlike Romney, he strikes back. As Lincoln said when asked to remove Grant from command: "I can't spare this man; he fights."
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