As I’m sure you know, Thomas Jefferson, who hated the press, said this: “Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it.” No POTUS has ever had a cozy relationship with the press. Good. That relationship is not supposed to be cozy. But most presidents have recognized how their words, and their actions toward the press, weigh on our country’s democratic fabric — and therefore they have treaded far more carefully.