things look pretty bad from what we know, it s usually worse. this is extremely serious. reporter: try telling that to trump backers like lewendowski who claim leaks are the real story. manipulate the media and man manipulate the press. reporter: on twitter the president confirms he is watching. thanking fox s conservative theme morning show for its great reporting and blasting what he calls false statements and lies from comey. the two men can t agree on the facts and in a polarized media world, neither can the country. it s important to point out and brian made this in his report, made this point, but the difference between opinion hosts and opinion shows and also news shows with journalists reporting the news. so, he had a lot to sort through. that was brian stelter reporting for us. michelle and former were