The news broke last weekend that the Trump administration put in a request with 20th Century Fox to screen Steven Spielberg’s new movie “The Post” in the White House’s movie theater.
The White House requesting a movie has been a longtime practice in many past administrations — but the fact that the people in this White House want to see this movie is striking.
First, consider that the movie’s stars, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, have spoken publicly against Trump and that Spielberg rushed “The Post” into production specifically in reaction to Trump’s election. Then consider that the movie’s titular institution is The Washington Post, one of the many outlets Trump has decried as “fake news.