The good news is the media will have to actually pretend to be journalists for the next few years. How so, you ask? For a long time the media has merely repackaged official statements and press releases, calling them news . Now, while dealing with the #Trump administration's reality handicap, they'll have to research, verify and report each and every statement coming from the White House and Congress. Originally shared by Christopher Carr I missed this story. Absolute wingnut Monica Crowley -- another fucking clown in Herr Drumpf's clown car: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/donald-trump-monica-crowley-barack-obama