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Brian Stelter cites new reporting that shows Trump is being affected by news coverage of his actions in the Middle East. Katie Rogers says Trump “has a particular aversion to coverage that makes him look weak.” Paul Rieckhoff says leaders need to “control the tone, to de-escalate and in order to do that we have to be thoughtful, we have to be measured, we have to be clear-headed — all the things that Trump is generally not.”
CNN: Are Trump’s Iran actions motivated by media coverage?
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
01
Pritzker's reaction to Trump's personal attacks at the White. Pritzker's reaction to Trump's personal attacks at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and why he says he lives "rent-free" in Trump's head
02
The Illinois court win against Trump's National Guard federalization. and the Insurrection Act threat still looming over Chicago
03
The story Pritzker tells about calling other Democratic gove. The story Pritzker tells about calling other Democratic governors during the Minneapolis crackdown, and the governor who suggested a Zoom call instead
04
"Team cave vs. team fight". Pritzker's framing of the real divide inside the Democratic Party
