It’s no secret that Donald Trump is not the biggest fan of the media. He has called them “the enemy of the people” and has attacked them on multiple occasions.
But what most people did not know is that Trump sends notes to multiple journalists “criticizing” what they wrote about him.
Thanks to Politico, those notes have been made public, with permission from reporters of course.
Courtesy of Chris Cillizza
Chris—
Wow—you have come a long way! I am making progress—
Thanks
Donald Trump
Courtesy of Linda Stasi
Linda—
We have a great cast—I wanted you to be the first—
I adore you
Donald
Courtesy of Juli Weiner
Graydon—
I know far more about you than you know about me—you never got the “Trump Thing.” As one of your writers recently said, “Graydon doesn’t like you.”
Best Wishes,
Donald Trump
I’ve never talked about how “Spy” wentbust—it didn’t outlast my countdown.
[Circled author’s name] Bad writer!
[Arrow to photo of self] Bad picture (no surprise)
[Circled the description of Trump as “tiresome”] Tell that to the crowds. See ratings + polls.
[Arrow pointing to words “March 2011 is not really the time for mudslinging”] Thanks for the advice
[Arrow pointing to words “It’s time to hire a better ersatz exploratory committee] Not allowed!
[Circled the suggestion that he is “pretending to be” interested in appealing to a diverse electorate] Oh really!
[Circled the name of journalist Ben Smith] And who is Ben Smith?
[Circled words saying Trump “owns parts of” several real estate projects] And plenty of wholes—
Courtesy of Justin Elliott
Justin—
I have no problem—I would, in fact, file early—
You will be very surprised—
Best Wishes
Donald Trump
Courtesy of Sahil Kapur
Thank you Sahil—
I will make you look very smart—
Best Wishes
Donald Trump
Courtesy of Olivia Nuzzi
Olivia—
Thank you—
So Nice!
Donald Trump
Courtesy of Chris Moody
Chris—
Bad Reporting
Bad Reporter
Donald Trump
No “why”!
Courtesy of Adam Wren
Dick + Jane—
Thank you to all
Best Wishes
Donald Trump
Courtesy of Mark Singer
Mark—
You are a
total loser—and
your book (and writings)
sucks!
Best Wishes
Donald
P.S. And I hear it
is selling badly
D
