Why Trump desperately needs to keep conservative media outlets on his side
Alex Jones is doing his best to keep the faith, but it isn’t easy.
The Infowars founder and President Trump booster has been heartened by some of the president’s early-term moves yet frustrated by others.
.. he worries that Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner — both White House advisers — are liberal influences.
You know, he’s saying go after WikiLeaks, when WikiLeaks got him elected. That’s a stab in the back. And all this other craziness. And I don’t even know what to say, at this point, about that because it’s just such a flip-flop.”
.. No single factor can fully explain loyalty, but positive spin in the conservative press is surely a big one.
.. The message Trump voters have heard over and over is that their man deserves a long leash. So far, they seem willing to give him one. But things could change if commentators like Jones, Limbaugh and Hannity were to turn on Trump.
.. A new president typically enjoys a honeymoon period in which people who did not vote for him nevertheless say they approve of his performance. Barack Obama’s approval rating at this early stage of his presidency was 69 percent, for example; Trump’s is 42 percent. Just 7 percent of Hillary Clinton voters approve of Trump’s job performance.
.. he really needs to hold on to the supporters he already had. And to hold on to the supporters he already had, he needs to keep the conservative media voices that cheered him to victory on his side.