RantCrush Top 5: November 22, 2016

Donald Trump began his day with a tweet announcing he was backing out of a meeting he had set up with The New York Times.

I cancelled today’s meeting with the failing @nytimes when the terms and conditions of the meeting were changed at the last moment. Not nice

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

But The New York Times had no clue why. Trump claims that the terms and conditions of the interview had changed but the NYT denies that and says the President-elect had agreed to everything, including an on-the-record meeting with reporters and columnists.

Perhaps a new meeting will be set up with the @nytimes. In the meantime they continue to cover me inaccurately and with a nasty tone!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

Tuesday’s front-page column questioned whether Trump’s “business deals” presented conflicts of interests with his new role. Trump perhaps used the cancellation as a way to get back at the NYT. According to Politico, Trump has tweeted criticisms of a “failing” NYT nine times since his election.

Trump’s tweets are not a distraction from bigger issues. Attacking the press *is* a big issue.

— Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) November 22, 2016

Still, the NYT continues to throw shade with some stellar sub-tweets:

A senior editor at the NYT https://t.co/AkI6825s8n

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 22, 2016

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