This is going to be brief, but I hope it is to the point.
Why is Trump so malicious toward the traditional (and any liberal) press? Why is he so focused on what he calls “Fake News”? Does he just hate the traditional media? Does he think the news is fake? Is he as stupid as we want to think he is?
The short answer to the last three questions, I believe, is “No.”
His intent is not merely to claim (falsely!) that CNN or MSNBC or CBS...etc, are lying, though he is of course making that claim and referring to what they report as “Fake News”. And yes, he does hate the media, but that is not his purpose in attacking them.
His intent is to undermine the credibility of the sources that report on the vast amount of protest against him that occurs regularly in the streets, in Congress, in the non-happening Town Halls across the Republican-represented districts, and, virtually, everywhere both in-country and out.
Contrary to appearances, SCROTUS doesn’t give much of a damn about “today’s” news (whatever day it might be).
Trump is attacking and trying to undermine the credibility of those sources that make effective protest effective; if the reports of protest are not believed, the protests, practically, are nullified. Unbelieved reports are as bad, if not worse, than being ignored.
We need to anticipate this as best we can. Organization and coherence are essential. Join and work with Indivisible! or your Resistance group of preference.