Making predictions in politics is difficult. This is especially true with Donald Trump, who has turned his unpredictability into one of his leading political assets.
Making predictions about how most of the media treats Trump, on the other hand, is easy.
Take for example, Trump’s recent nomination of Kash Patel as the head of the FBI.
Although Patel’s confirmation by the Senate is possible, given some of his past statements it promises to be a hairy one that could divide Republicans.
Trump could easily avoid this by naming Patel the deputy director (which is not Senate confirmed) and then either firing the current FBI chief, Christopher Wray, or convincing him to retire. Patel will then, automatically by statute, ascend to the top slot.
So: Patel becomes head of the FBI without Senate confirmation. (Yes, he would only be acting, and thus be limited in statutory authority and, maybe, time.) It’s fairly obvious to anyone who understands how the presidential personnel process works.
In response, most media outlets, despite their inner monologues recently about how they need to do better on covering Trump — will go berserk. They’ve never been able to control themselves when it comes to Trump, and no amount of........