Opinion | Instead of answering legitimate ethics questions, Trump goes to his playbook and lobs insults at a reporter

Holding the powerful to account. That’s a key role for journalists.

Among those in power are government officials. So whenever there is potential wrongdoing or misbehavior or shady business practices by our elected officials, it’s the duty of journalists to dig in and then confront those officials.

For example, what if the president of the United States were to be given, at no cost, a new jet from a foreign country? Let’s say that foreign country was, oh let’s see, Qatar. And that new jet would be used as Air Force One. Let’s say that jet is worth $400 million and, again, it’s just given to the president.

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