USA TODAY

President Trump's use of Twitter has launched a philosophical debate for political reporters and editors around Washington: Should we be covering All the President's Tweets? Or are the tweets just a distraction preventing us from covering critical issues in more depth?

USA TODAY Washington Correspondent Paul Singer served as both a reporter and editor over the July Fourth weekend when Trump tweeted a mocked-up wrestling video of himself body-slamming a character labeled "CNN." On this week's Cup of Politics podcast, Singer explains the editorial decisions that went into our coverage of this and other Trump tweets: