45 is narcissistic and authoritarian to the core. That a lot of “conservatives” would warm to him is no big surprise. He humiliated Hillary. The GOP hasn’t stood for much other than destruction, opposition, and winning at any cost for quite a while now. 45 is their id and their ideal. Sad to see so many fall prey to his charismatic but thoroughly corrupt character is both deeply disappointing and scary. […]

— written by H. L. Mencken, a prominent newspaperman and political commentator for the Baltimore Evening Sun on July, 26, 1920. in an article entitled “Bayard vs. Lionheart” (and reprinted in the book On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe).

Source: Snopes

Mencken saw it coming way back then.

Les Moonves: Trump's run is 'damn good for CBS'

Donald Trump’s candidacy might not be making America great, CBS Chairman Les Moonves said Monday, but it’s great for his company.

"It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS," Moonves said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, according to The Hollywood Reporter — perfectly distilling what media critics have long suspected was motivating the round-the-clock coverage of Trump's presidential bid.

"Most of the ads are not about issues. They're sort of like the debates," Moonves said, noting, "[t]here's a lot of money in the marketplace."

The 2016 campaign is a "circus," he remarked, but "Donald's place in this election is a good thing."

"Man, who would have expected the ride we're all having right now? … The money's rolling in and this is fun," Moonves went on. "I've never seen anything like this, and this going to be a very good year for us. Sorry. It's a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Keep going.” [….] – Eliza Collins, Politico writer

There you have it. Moonves expressed the thinking of any Chairman of darn near any American mainstream news station, especially cable news networks, during the 18 months run-up to the presidential election. Those cretins were/and still ARE about chasing rating$ by any means necessary, d*mn the devastating impact it has on our country.

Yes. Trump is a very dangerous moron. But the truth is, he's no more a dangerous moron now than he was on day One of his candidacy. And yet the American news media gleefully funded his campaign with at least $2 billion dollars worth of free media and provided him a global stage to spew his toxic message NON-stop, 24/7, "from sea to shining sea" because he was "good" for business.

He treated the news media like sh*t during the primaries and the general campaign. He's treating them like sh*t now.

He's addicted to endless media attention – it's his "crack." And the media is addicted to endless Trump. He's their obsession.

Their twisted and "symbiotic relationship" has brought this country to a mighty bad place.

And Lord knows they deserve each other.