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The media caught flak for how Donald Trump's donations to veterans groups was covered. | Getty Donald Trump games the media, again

Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday responding to media reports that he had not actually raised and distributed a full $6 million to veteran's charities.

The reports, lead mainly by the Washington Post's David Fahrenthold, may have pressured Trump to actually live up to and provide evidence that he had raised and distributed the promised money. But the entire saga and press conference only further cemented what we already know: Trump is a master at image.

While the media hammered away at Trump over his promises and campaign rhetoric, the headline on the cable channels broadcasting the press conference told a different story.

"Trump: Raised at least $5.6M for veterans," CNN's chryon read.

"Donald Trump announces veterans groups receiving donations," said Fox News' chyron.

"Trump details donations to veterans, 'This is my check for $1 million'," read MSNBC's.

Amanda Carpenter, Ted Cruz's former communications director, nailed it on the head:

"Somehow Trump has played this so he gets tons of airtime to list every donation made to vets. He's not stupid," she tweeted. "So, in sum, Trump got to skip a debate against Ted Cruz and the result is wall-to-wall coverage about his donations to vets."

And then New Hampshire state representative Al Baldasaro admonished the media for focusing on Trump's donations and not veterans' issues.

"You're all focused on the way he's raising money, and you're not looking at the 22 veterans that are killing each other every day. You're not concerned about the thousands of veterans that are on wait lists," he said. "I think the liberal media, and I've been dealing with you for a long time, need to get your heads out of your butt and focus on the real issues."

Trump then proceeded to bash the media at full speed, saying the press is "dishonest", calling ABC News' Tom Llamas a "sleaze" and more. While most of the press at the event asked questions about Trump's campaign or his policies, at least one question, from Yahoo News' Hunter Walker, exemplified the at times absurd nature of this campaign. He asked about the killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati zoo.