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A few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, ad they are. they are the enemy of the peopl. im against the people that make up stories and make up sources. they shouldnt be allowed to use sources unless they use somebodys name. let their name be put out there. let their name be put out. >> president slamming the media again this morning for its coverage of his administration. one day after his chief strategist called the press, quote, the opposition party. here to talk about, ra...

Tal, this is an administration packed lineup. go through it for us. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, thereats one of the really interesting things about cpac. for eight years, you had obama as the foil and target. now the white house is coming out in full force. they have several marquee slots. we will hear from kellyanne conway. the presidents counselor. ted cruz, who is not part of the white house, but powerful figure in the republican party and looking to work with them. betsy devos, educat...

Lead the dnc are trying to figure out how to go at trump how to be trumps foil essentially and also put forward a vision for the democratic party but also advance ideas that democrats did so poorly among, so this is just the kind of going back and forth, you have seen tom perez do the same thing, because everyone of these democrats really are trying to figure out how to harukyo nomura -- harn eess this anger, that they lost this campaign back in november, of course well have that debate tonight ...

When i say media, let me define, abc, cbs, nbc, "new york times," "washington post," "los angeles times," they have a formula. they have a blueprint for destroying republican political officials that they do not like. it is not going to work on trump. he does not fit the mold. >> jon: joining us now, kaitlyn hui burns, national political reporter for real clear politics. anton rogan, foreign policy columnist for national review. and for opportunity lives. welcome to both of you. do you disagree ...

Change his line of attack on the media, but i will point out that it is troubling to describe the media, journalists, a lot of whom have put their lives on the line in war zones and slouch covering these events, to describe them as enemies of america. i really think that that points to the way in which trump sees the media right now as an opponent. someone to kind of compare to. and as a foil and away. i think that that will continue. that certainly works among his supporters. but there are peop...

Work for cnn. i said no. at the time i didnt. she said thats good because if you did, i would spit on you. i was like, what. that is penetrating into the american public because she believed that we were unfair and that we were deliberately trying to hurt her candidate. having said that, trump, i believe that trump believes he needs someone, a straw man. someone to blame because theres not a hillary clinton out there. >> an opponent. >> we make the most easiest foil for that. our problem tends t...

Strategy of him and many call it a thin-skinned reaction to criticism? >> its always hard to tell with trump how much is rational thought and how much is acting from tuition. but i think he needs an enemy to operate and during the campaign it was hillary clinton and now i think hes been sort of lost without having somebody to be his foil, as caitlin said. and the media has stepped into that. weve seen him step up his attacks during the press conference and now during the campaign rally, a return...

To the first 100 days now, president trump renewing his attack against the media at his rally last night. joining me now, a reporter for real clear politics and a political reporter for msnbc. always good to see you both. you first, kaitlyn. in the end, who do you think is most likely to win these arguments? president trump and his anti-media message or do you think the media ultimately prevails? >> look, this is a great moment for journalism. there is a lot to cover in this administration, a lo...

What has made this president strong is the fact he is going directly to the american people. >> matthew, i mean, is maligning the entire press corps really strategy? is that something that he should pursue? >> well, i think its worked for him so far. so thats why he continues to do it. it obviously fires up his base. i animates them. it fires up conservative media. they were cheering on that press conference. we know that donald trump likes to have a foil. like to have an enemy. hillary clinton ...

>> on the one hand, it does bind his supporters together. this is what they want to here. this is what theyre used to hearing. donald trump has to have a foil. its donald trump and fox news and rush limbaugh versus everybody. i think his attacks on other institutions like the court hasnt worked out well for him, his attacks on the intelligence agencies as he calls them, hasnt worked well for him. as well i think american presidents have used the idea of the freedom of the press as an argument wh...