Although is is never stated directly, the underlying tone in almost every article Dana Milbank writes makes it possible to infer that he is not a fan of Donald Trump. The majority of articles that Milbank writes contain a negative message about Trump, even if it is not expressed outright. Milbank does not directly state who he voted for, or even that he does not like Trump. Instead, he uses his column to talk about actual issues and how Trump is affecting them. Through his commentary on these issues, it can be inferred that he is not a fan of the current president. Milbank demonstrates that Trump is very deceptive. He points out that any time Donald Trump knows about news that will not be popular, he does a lot of crazy things to distract the media. He talks about how these decisions he tries so hard to cover up are going to negatively affect many people, like the failure to renew the Children’s Health…show more content… “Premiums for the most popular health insurance on the individual market exchanges are estimated to rise 34 percent on average next year, according to the consulting firm Avalere Health, because of previous sabotage done by the Trump administration.” (Truth) Someone who is a fan of Donald Trump would likely choose a word other than “sabotage” to describe what Trump has done. It also seems safe to assume that Milbank doesn’t believe Trump is very intelligent. “‘My two greatest assets have been my mental stability and being, like, really smart,’ Trump tweeted — because, like, nothing says ‘intelligence’ like using the word ‘like’ like that,” (Pig) Milbank quotes a Donald Trump tweets and then points out that the diction that Trump uses doesn’t exactly sound intelligent. If Milbank were a supporter of Donald Trump, he wouldn’t be so eager to point out mistakes Donald Trump makes; he wouldn’t be making fun of Donald Trump in every article that he
