It no longer applies. Because those people have already been fighting nonstop for years, using their barrels of ink to defame, degrade, and destroy the right for nearly 50 years straight. It's worse now than ever, without even the pretense of fairness. To try to avoid a fight with the press is akin to fighting a war with the rules and weapons of the last one: a swift and humiliating defeat is certain. Trump wants to change the rules of engagement ... FINALLY! I applaud it whole heartedly.
There’s an old saw that says you should never pick a fight with folk who buy ink by the barrel. <<
There’s a new saw now......a grain of truth “trumps” a barrel of ink...