When Trump sticks to his agenda, he wins — and the media lose, by Eddie Scary.

There’s no clearer pattern in President Trump’s first six months in office than him getting the best of the national media when he pursues the agenda he campaigned on and him losing when he does anything else. …

When Trump pushes the things he campaigned on, he wins — and the media, left incoherent in their response, lose. His position on the issues is stronger than theirs. …

If Trump and Republicans want to keep the national media on the defensive, they can pursue the issues he campaigned on and, other than absolutely necessary bathroom breaks, do nothing else.

It’s when Trump talks about forgettable cable news people, his victimhood, and his own “very weak” attorney general that the media win.