President Donald Trump has driven the press so mad over the “fake news” label that they’ve been known to have a collective meltdown over a “completely inappropriate and harmful” Fake News T-shirt spotted on a mannequin at Bloomingdale’s.

Trump has leveraged the “fake news” moniker very successfully throughout his campaign and his presidency; he’s obviously tapped into something that resonates with tens of millions of people. But now The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman is noticing that Trump is switching things up a bit:

in recent months, POTUS has switched from saying just "fake news" to "corrupt news." It is an intentional shift and doesn't seem to just be the mirroring he usually does of criticism. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 25, 2019

Hmm, what could have changed?

You were known to the DNC as a “friendly journalist” who “teed up stories” for Hillary. Corrupt, or nah? — 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) September 25, 2019

According to John Podesta’s leaked emails, yeah.

Have you tried not being corrupt? "We have had a very good relationship with Maggie Haberman of Politico over the last year. We have had her tee up stories for us before and have never been disappointed."https://t.co/gNhzNOvbOS — Long Friend Time Friend (@Estrickland356) September 25, 2019

Well, you're corrupt so why shouldn't he say it? — Mike Nemesi (@realmikenemesi) September 25, 2019

Fact check…True — Andy Hall (@Ahall_80) September 25, 2019

So says a narrative engineer. — TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) September 25, 2019

It's a much, much better fit. — RICO aka Dem (@NikitasDad) September 25, 2019

Enjoy this stink soup you all have spent cooking up for yourselves over the last 2 years. — Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) September 25, 2019

It is warranted. You are partisan advocates who will distort and lie to hurt Trump and help Dems. — Tim (@tntDVM) September 25, 2019

As much as Trump generally irritates me when he opens his mouth, this is decidedly true. — Smokin Monkey (@ARaised_Eyebrow) September 25, 2019

Where do you consider your place on that spectrum? — MisterZofter (@Zoftwarz) September 25, 2019

Translation: “I just throw whatever I can at the wall and see if it sticks.” Most of the mainstream press seems to only infer what they think Trump meant by this or that. That is not news, definitely not journalism, but whiny gossip one would expect from middle schoolers. — nicole (@Go_Pens_) September 25, 2019

Well, if the shoe fits. — ErinKate Stair (@DrErinkate) September 25, 2019

He is correct. — Tilt (@RealBlueBets) September 25, 2019

Greatest branding genius of the age. He definitely knows what you all are. — Aaron W. (@WWeingrad) September 25, 2019

Corrupt news is actually better. — JenniferW (@JenWoodruff79) September 25, 2019

Wayyyy more accurate. — BB (@B_BNKS) September 25, 2019

Well, you're corrupt so why shouldn't he say it? — Mike Nemesi (@realmikenemesi) September 25, 2019

It's called truth, dear. — Hollywood Deplorable (@1gratefuldude) September 25, 2019

And once again leading the way on Russia 3.0 is The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway:

I use this word myself because it's hard to find a better one to describe our corporate media's unabashed move from "communications arm of the left" to "strategic leadership of the opposition to the country's duly elected president." And no clean-up of this corruption in sight… https://t.co/7FswEUidFN — Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 25, 2019

Fake implies made up and doesn’t denote bias. Once a pattern of bias appears, the intent to deceive is revealed and that demonstrates corruption. — The Doctor (@TennantRob) September 25, 2019

#FakeNews are so invested in destroying Trump that they'll do anything including telling blatant lies. Imagine splicing sentences 500 words apart in a transcript in order to pull together some semblance of quid pro quo where there is none! #FakeNews is Corrupt!!! — MichaelP (@michael_pistis) September 25, 2019

That was NPR doing some really heavy lifting with ellipses.

From the Russian Hoax now to the Ukraine Hoax at this point calling the Media fake news is a compliment. That's how absolutely corrupt they have become — BEARDOG (@bhabrock12) September 25, 2019

Do they even know what objective journalism is anymore? — Uranium Covfefe (@zoochum) September 25, 2019

yes but that isn't what they are paid to do — Nicholas Knox (@NickKnox8) September 25, 2019

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