apologized for scandals of his own making. he s had momentary outrages that evaporated as quickly as they crested. there is an effort to redefine who gets to ask questions in the press room, which means in a practical sense, an effort by the trump administration to define who is a reporter. and that often means quieting independent reporters to make more time for partisans in an alternative universe of media. it s part technological, part media. a skype confence call hosted by sean spicer. does the president belihe might have spoken too quickly on this location of the vessel before it was the president said we have an armada going towards the peninsula. that s a fact. it happened. it is happening, rather. that turned out not to be a fact. this is a press shop that kicked off trump s first week with one of the most memorable phrases of the year. don t be so overly dramatic