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Washington marches to the thump of Trump's (Twitter) thumbs.
Notice the new Conservative way as premiered by Stephen Harper and practiced by The Donald.
- attack news organizations as "a problem". Lie and slander for effect.
- avoid unwanted questions by never holding open news briefings
- channel one sided 'interviews' with select partisan organizations
- use social media to target followers
Partisan motivated culture wars to disenfranchise citizens to grasp the levers of democracy.