President Trump escalated his battle against the news media this weekend. “The Fake News hates me saying that they are the Enemy of the People only because they know it's TRUE,” he wrote. “I am providing a great service by explaining this to the American People. They purposely cause great division & distrust. They can also cause War! They are very dangerous & sick!”
Some of these claims are no less alarming for Trump's frequent repetitions. But the last of these claims is not only novel, but simply wrong. Political leaders cause wars, not the news media.
