The media exist "to serve a publicly interested function. " says Mr. Reid.  Wrong. They exist as commercial enterprises to earn a profit OR they exist as playthings of 1%ers like sports franchises. They do not deserve being described in hallowed terms as keepers of truth. The public can see with their own eyes that this is not true and that their level of ethics, as a class, is nearly bankrupt. Mr. Reid should read the definition of "propaganda" and contemplate whether he can still, with a straight face, consider much of the media as not precisely fitting such a label. Trump is fighting fire with fire.