Cold-calling Trump for a quote feels less like reporting and more like volunteering to be part of the show. If he wants to say something, he'll say it on Truth Social, at a rally, or into a camera in a hallway. Chasing him by phone just flatters his sense that access is the story. I'd rather newsrooms spend that time confirming what his people are actually doing.

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