Columnist: Press Hates Trump More Than It Loves The Truth

Michael Goodwin, a New York Post columnist and Fox News contributor, published an opinion piece Sunday, titled “The press hates Trump more than it loves the truth — and the hyperbolic fear-mongering we’ve seen is proof.”

In it, he argues that the mainstream media’s bias against President Donald Trump distorts reporting, prioritizing anti-Trump narratives over factual accuracy. Goodwin, a frequent critic of liberal media, contends that this bias manifests in exaggerated or misleading stories, which he labels “hyperbolic fear-mongering,” eroding public trust in journalism.

Michael Goodwin

Media Bias Against Trump: Goodwin asserts that outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, and NBC have abandoned objectivity, becoming “anti-Trump activists” since 2016. He claims their hatred for Trump drives them to suppress or distort facts, citing examples like the initial dismissal of the Hunter Biden laptop story and the COVID-19 lab-leak theory as “conspiracy theories” that later gained credibility.

Goodwin argues that the media’s focus on narrative over truth has led to plummeting public trust, a sentiment echoed in posts on X, which highlight his claim that media distrust has grown since Trump entered politics. He sees this as a self-inflicted wound, with the press acting as “the boy who cried wolf.”

Goodwin notes that the Trump administration has countered media bias by inviting independent outlets and bloggers to White House press briefings, a move he praises as diversifying voices.