"If candidate Trump was upset about unfair coverage, it was productive to show him that he was getting fair coverage from outlets that were persuadable," Sam Nunberg, a former campaign adviser, told Politico in February.
二月份时，前竞选顾问山姆·那伯格告诉 Politico 称：“如果候选人特朗普对不公平报道感到沮丧，那么让他知道他在可信渠道也得到了正面报道将大有裨益。