The Real Witch Hunt

Anyone who dares to use their First Amendment privileges to criticize Donald Trump is at risk of being burned at the proverbial stake. But not if they stand up to the guy doing the burning.

For many years, Trump’s favorite excuse, when anyone took him to task about anything, was that it was a “witch hunt.” Rape charges? Witch hunt. Instigating an insurrection? Witch hunt. Anyone calling attention to one of his multiple failures as president? Witch hunt.

That’s clearly the lens (or at least one of the lenses) that Trump looks at life through. Someone is always on the hunt. Someone is always the predator and someone is always the prey. And if you’re not the predator, then you’re the prey.

It sure seems like he uses that mindset to turn himself into the ultimate predator. His most recent witch hunt is against the media. In reality, he’s been going after the media for years, but he’s been severely ratcheting up the rhetoric lately. He’s been using the power of his office to go after anyone he disagrees with or, more specifically, …