If Cruz was KKK, Nazi, or a fascist, the left would be in love with him. They compare these things with him as projection. It is what they know about their own deep, dark, sick desires.
I am grateful for Trump defanging the media. I question his conservatism. He may or may not govern conservatively. But he does offend all the right people. He just needs to quit offending all the wrong people.
Trump has not defamed the media at all. He is teaching the new ways of attacking conservatives made acceptable by Donald Trump.