the thing is that they like Trump and want to help him. Covering him like he's a lame duck at worst-ever levels of unpopularity who has no control over his own party in Congress — how they would cover every previous President in this situation — wouldn't help him so they don't do that.
Chris GeidnerWhat a horribly bad framing. The president can’t get his own party to vote for his own nominee that they confirmed for the next-rung-lower role just last year! That’s not a “threat,” you incompetent people.