Why Trump is again dominating the coverage, skewering pundits and prosecutors

In the space of five days, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Merrick Garland blew up the political landscape. It is just like the mega-blizzard that dumped 80 inches of snow on Buffalo, New York, no one has ever seen anything like it.
 

The media have been consumed by each explosion, breathlessly putting their spin on the resulting rubble, excited by the surge in clicks and ratings. Remember, it was only a week ago when Trump did what some of his advisers had urged him not to do, launching a third campaign shortly after the disappointing midterm outcome that many in his party blamed on him.

Trump’s stunningly early declaration drew denunciations from the mainstream press, which attacked him personally for having the temerity to run again. The journalistic assault went beyond his lackluster speech, which was barely quoted in major newspapers and not carried by MSNBC.