https://www.thenation.com/article/when-trump-pits-journalists-against-each-other-hes-won/

The same misinterpretation of audience (he is not trying to appeal to college professors, media pundits, or most of the readers of National Catholic Reporter), impression that anyone is paying significant attention to "the media" after their disastrous misread of the election,  and denial the ACA is the single most disliked legislation of the last eight years seems to mar your appreciation of the effectiveness of his approach to achieving his goals.