The American press has long ago entered Joseph Goebbles territory....they are by & large worthless. Agitprop machine. Trump blew them up yesterday like no one’s business.
The last few days, as panic sets in on the left, er, Establishment, the MSM has been particularly contemptible.
So, Trump gave them... contempt.
If Trump is challenged on this, he should just say “I treated them with the respect they deserve.”