[RoosterRedux]

Then the obvious answer is STFU about him and he will lose his power?

They can't be silent about him because he's news and ratings. And if they stop attacking him, it will look like they are tacitly endorsing him or at the very least accepting that he is presidential material.

[RetSignman]

[They can’t be silent about him because...}

Well, it seems they are trapped in a Catch 22 and I’m lovin’ it.