Originally Posted by
allegro
The media gives Trump LOTS of constant attention, good and bad, from the time he entered the Primary until now.
But the reason WHY he gets so much press and attention is $$$$. The media doesn't give people what they don't want; otherwise, people would go elsewhere. If MSNBC spent a few weeks covering Barry Manilow's colonoscopy, complete with polls and diagrams and photos, they'd likely lose 90% of their audience and advertisers. If Fox News covered Paul Ryan's colonoscopy, ditto. It still has to be interesting to the audience.
Trump didn't create this, the media didn't create this; Trump and the media are merely capitalizing on an opportunity.
This isn't chicken and egg, here.
Having a black guy in the White House caused a backlash.