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Trump's Motivation Behind Pointing Finger At Media, Judges

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh (right), of Chester County, Pa., during a meeting with county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 7, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh (right), of Chester County, Pa., during a meeting with county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 7, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

What did President Trump mean Monday when he said “the very, very dishonest press doesn’t want to report” on terror attacks?

Over the weekend, he also tweeted about the federal judge in Washington state who put a stay on his travel ban:

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2017

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to discuss the implications of Trump’s comments.

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