ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl is a frequent target of the Trump's trademark derision, but he doesn't buy it: 'There's a Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing going on here. He's said very nice things about me'
The network's chief Washington correspondent is a frequent target of the president's trademark derision, but he doesn't buy it:"President Trump respects me."
That's not how he really feels about him, though. "He constantly goes back and he will viciously attack reporters and then treat reporters like they're his best friend," Karl says. "There's a Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing going on here. He's said very nice things about me.
I understand why it upsets people. He's attacking a free press. He's attacking people who are trying to do a very important job of informing the public. Attacking people, who by the way, come to work every day in a environment that is arguably not particularly safe. So, I understand why people take offense on our behalf, and that's fine, but what I'm saying is: we shouldn't take offense. As a reporter, the last thing you want to do is to turn this into a story about yourself.
There's a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing going on here. Vicious attacks in public, and then right after acting like he's your best friend, and this happens publicly and privately. He's said very nice things about me. He changes — he goes back and forth. Donald Trump may insult reporters, but he spends more time with reporters than any president we have ever had. This is a crisis. I'm not saying he's enjoying the crisis, but he's enjoying his time in front of the cameras. I think he likes the visual of being surrounded by the government's top experts, and he likes the back-and-forth with the reporters. There's something about it that he enjoys, I think including the combat that he enjoys.I think the briefings are valuable.
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