The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Or so they say.

This is tribalism written large.



All party groups' trust in the media hit record lows in 2016 and has increased in the past two years. Democrats' trust surged last year and is now at 76%, the highest in Gallup's trend by party, based on available data since 1997...

Republicans have typically placed less trust in the media than independents and especially Democrats, but the gap between Republicans and Democrats has grown. The current 55-percentage-point gap is among the largest to date, along with last year's 58-point gap. President Donald Trump's attacks on the "mainstream media" are likely a factor in the increasingly polarized views of the media. Republicans agree with his assertions that the media unfairly covers his administration, while Democrats may see the media as the institution primarily checking the president's power.

In case there was any doubt about what is going on, just look at Democrats trust in the "deep state" (i.e. intelligence agencies).



The FBI and CIA has never been more popular with liberals, because TRUMP!

Forget all that COINTELPRO and Church Hearings. Forget the lead up to the Iraq War.

There is a scary man in the White House who tweets. That's all you have to know.