Donald Trump hates the media. But especially Politico.

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[Commentary] In case we forgot, Donald Trump reminded us that he’s not exactly a big Politico fan. On SiriusXM’s “Breitbart News Daily,” the Republican presidential candidate called the political news site “one of the most dishonest organizations I’ve ever dealt with.” “It is not true what they write, generally,” Trump said. “I mean, they write some true stuff. … I can only tell you as pertains to Trump. I have had more false and dishonest articles from Politico than, I think, anybody else. And that’s saying something -- to the point where we don’t deal with them anymore.”

What irked him this time was an article by Kenneth P. Vogel and Ben Schreckinger that reported Trump previously (and quietly) courted mega-donors Sheldon Adelson, Paul Singer and the Koch brothers -- conservative backers from whom Trump has publicly distanced himself, boasting that his personal wealth makes him unbeholden to outside interests, such as them. Trump said the report is untrue. The business mogul has made a habit of trolling Politico on Twitter in recent months -- with Politico and some of its writers trolling him right back, in some cases. Here's the thing about Trump's media feuds, though: They never last. Remember when he said he wouldn't appear on Fox News anymore? He was back on "The O'Reilly Factor" a week later. It's almost as if, when it comes to media outlets, Trump is a bit fickle.


Donald Trump hates the media. But especially Politico.