If you need any more evidence that reporters these days live in their own delusional world, look no further.

MSNOW, formerly MSNBC, was covering the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner when it was claimed that President Donald Trump “convinced” Americans not to trust the mainstream media.

Watch:

MSNOW covering the WCHA:

“The president has convinced a great many Americans to not trust reporters.”

Fails to mention that they’ve done just fine with that all on their own. pic.twitter.com/dmbMon9WD3

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 24, 2026

This take completely ignores the massive breakdown in trust that took place under the Obama administration, which preceded Trump getting involved in politics in a meaningful way. The rise of conservative blogging was a direct result of Republicans and conservatives becoming distrustful of how the media at large was spinning the news and running cover for politicians, usually Democrats. If anything, Trump is a symptom of such distrust and not the cause.

X users reacted to the clip, including those who argue that the lack of trust started even before that:

A great many Americans haven’t trusted media for decades but, blaming Trump is much easier than owning up to why that is.

— JP (@J_P1776) July 24, 2026

In 2010, eons before Trump, CNN was doing a report on a Tea Party protest in Nashville. The reporter referred to a RACIST WHITE NATIONAL flag being flown by one of the protesters. The flag was the Tennessee state flag!!! I don’t NEED to be told they’re a bunch of morons!!!

— margraf of Bitburg (@HashDamon44931) July 25, 2026

I learned never to trust the media when Cronkite declared The Tet Offensive a massive victory for the NVA and VC, when in reality it was a devastating loss for both! There isn’t ant way to hate the media as much as they deserve!

— Hondocogburn (@KelleyDoug19055) July 25, 2026

MSM reminds me of an 8 year old bully in the principal’s office doubling down on the lie that “the other guy did it”. No moral compass. No remorse. No personal responsibility for despicable behavior.

— Susan Galloway (@Beauchie1955) July 25, 2026

You and your like created this with all your lies. No president could have done more damage to MSM than MSM itself.

— David (@DavidAllen34609) July 25, 2026

What an incredible statement that they either truly believe that or are just so used to lying to deflect blame from how reflexively partisan as a whole the media has become. Psychopathic mindset

— Mark Henderson (@Captaintrizo10) July 25, 2026