President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has proved challenging for the press to cover

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Most details, including whether Trump really does have COVID-19, have faced intense scrutiny and skepticism.

Since President Donald Trump first announced via a tweet that he and his wife, Melania, had been diagnosed with COVID-19, the American press has been working diligently to cover the story. Yet, accurately reporting on Trump’s condition has not been easy. A mix of conflicting statements, admitted falsehoods and confounding photo ops have worked to obscure the truth.

A major issue is the mutual distrust between Trump and the media, which has called him the most dishonest president in history. Trump has pushed back on accusations of lying, calling the press “fake news,” which his supporters have also adopted. General polling has now found that American trust both in the media and Trump is low.

It is in this environment of pervasive cynicism that the press is attempting to keep the public informed on the health of the American…