Why most journalists are tired of fact-checking Donald Trump

What happened: A Fox columnist argues that many journalists have stopped basic fact-checking of Donald Trump, a pattern he calls Trump Exhaustion Syndrome, citing coverage of his remarks about the Justice Department and the White House briefing room. Why it matters: The columnist says Trump is a master media manipulator whose provocative comments pull coverage away from other stories, and that some in the press no longer see a point in challenging him. Key numbers: The columnist says he has covered Trump since 1987 and interviewed him six times during the 2024 campaign.

A Fox columnist argues that many journalists have stopped basic fact-checking of Donald Trump, a pattern he calls Trump Exhaustion Syndrome, citing coverage of his remarks about the Justice Department and the White House briefing room.

The columnist says Trump is a master media manipulator whose provocative comments pull coverage away from other stories, and that some in the press no longer see a point in challenging him. Key numbers: The columnist says he has covered Trump since 1987 and interviewed him six times during the 2024 campaign.