In response to repeated attacks by President Trump, including accusations of delivering " fake news " and being the "opposition party," the media is responding by being very serious and giving itself high marks.

David Rutz is senior writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He was previously a sports reporter for two years in Atlanta and has done freelance sports reporting for the Washington Post. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and lives in Marietta, Ga. His Twitter handle is @DavidRutz. He can be reached at rutz@freebeacon.com.