The President is taking a fresh look at his relationships with the media and a few institutions that have challenged him. He’s also rethinking the way he handles national security.
A new survey finds Americans have a broad range of sources they turn to for political news, and a significant proportion get some of their information from multiple outlets. The most common single source is Fox News, cited by 13% of respondents. But the number who cite CNN as their main source has declined since 2021. And the share of people who name NPR as their primary source has increased.
As the election draws near, 52% of Americans say they are following news about presidential candidates very or fairly closely. But three-quarters of adults say made-up or inaccurate news about the candidates causes a lot of confusion.
As a reminder, the term “solo reg” refers to the President speaking alone and is distinct from a “Prime-Time” conference, which has been a regular feature starting with the Nixon Administration and involving the appearance of one or more non-U.S. speakers. A few conferences have been designated as Joint, in which the President appears with a foreign head of government. The total for the “Prime-Time” category includes these conferences. In addition, a few conferences have been designated as Bilateral (U.S.-Israel) or Mixed, which are a combination of the two types. This is the first time that a Bilateral or Mixed conference has been conducted under the Trump Administration.