This is the approach that got him elected, of course. Still, it's hard to see what an incoming president stands to gain by engaging in the kind of social media trolling most often associated with teenage boys — and inviting the comparison by literally quoting a teenage boy (@Filibuster).

This is hardly Trump's first round of fire at CNN. He told supporters at an August rally in Ohio that "CNN will soon be the least trusted name in news if they continue to be the press shop for Hillary Clinton." On Twitter, he often refers to CNN as the "Clinton News Network." From June until Election Day, he seldom appeared on CNN's air.

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Ripping CNN was such a fixture of Trump's campaign that his backers frequently chanted "CNN sucks!" at rallies.

Ironically, media critics not named "Donald Trump" sometimes accused CNN of boosting the real estate mogul's candidacy by airing his events live and employing sympathetic analysts. Zucker told Variety in August that he viewed criticism from both sides as a good sign. "It doesn't bother me," he said. "If everybody is a little upset at the end of the day, we're probably doing our job."

Besides the fact that Trump aimed this particular stream of tweets at CNN, the billionaire's post-election behavior continues to offer journalists clues about how he might conduct himself as president. With few exceptions — a gracious speech on election night; saying he doesn't want to prosecute Hillary Clinton — Trump has shown himself to be a vengeful victor.

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Unsatisfied by winning the electoral vote (you know, the one that matters), he seems determined to claim a popular-vote victory, too, by making false assertions about fraudulent ballots.

Unfulfilled by proving his doubters in the media wrong, Trump wants to undermine public confidence in the basic trustworthiness of news reports.