Trump is right, he doesn’t always get a square deal

Donald Trump likes to portray himself as the victim. The purveyors of 'fake news,' he says, undermine him because they cannot accept that he won the U.S. presidency. His paranoia isn't entirely misplaced.

President Donald Trump bids farewell to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

Opinion

BY THOMAS WALKOM

August 14, 2017

TORONTO—Donald Trump likes to portray himself as the victim. The purveyors of "fake news," he says, undermine him because they cannot accept that he won the U.S. presidency. His paranoia isn't entirely misplaced. Trump doesn't always get a square deal. Actions that would be little-noticed in oth...

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