Kevin Drum at Mother Jones muses about how the press got played:
So far, the reaction of the press corps has been scathing. It was a bait-and-switch. They got played. When will we ever learn? They are pissed.
So is this a turning point? It’s one thing to acknowledge that Trump is a master of TV, but it’s another for him to be so blatant about manipulating the press. After all, there’s a point at which reporters stop being amused by the Trump campaign and start resenting it. Maybe we got there today.
And, to wit:
They keep taking the bait! https://t.co/EOLPpKlyto pic.twitter.com/ZIjplxmDFG
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) September 16, 2016