Who knows whether Trump really views his presidency as fodder for a daily television show as the Times recently reported in a piece citing 60 sources But of course what s at stake with Trump s unprecedented war on reported facts could not be more starkly real world The danger of ill informed fear and panic that could potentially arise from say a president subverting the mainstream media less than two hours after a terrorist attack on an American city as Trump did on Monday is disturbing to ponder 