RNC Stands By Trump and 'Witch-Hunt' Branding of Media

The Republican National Committee joined with President Donald Trump to brand the recent spate of news about the President as a media witch hunt.

Under the subject line "More Sabotage," the Make America Great Again Committee, a joint fundraising committee composed of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and the RNC sent an e-mail solicitation seeking money to fight that witch hunt.

"Democrat hacks posing as journalists and unelected bureaucrats have incited a witch hunt to try and obstruct the American voters’ agenda," said the e-mail. "This is a sad moment for our republic."

Related: Survey: Country Split on Trump's Fitness to Lead

The e-mail suggested that the witch hunt was the product of the enemies of the President's attempts to shake up Washington and swamp-dwellers who don't want to be drained.

"No one said it would be easy, but nothing great in life ever is," they said. "Now I hope I can count on you—someone I trust—to keep fighting to stop the special interests from robbing you of the future you voted for last November."

The big story Friday was a New York Times report that the President had told the Russians that Comey was " crazy, a real nut job" and that firing him had taken the pressure off.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.