In the article “Donald Trump: How the Media Created the President” by David Sillito, he claims that the media messed up because they did not “...communicate the truth with enough force...” (Sillito 1) and in a way helped Donald Trump become president. Then, he goes on to say, that another mistake the media made was giving him too much air time. Rather than focus on the important details of the election, the media began to target the drama in the election and obviously Trump is followed by drama. Furthermore, many previous presidential candidates had often paid to get air time, on the other hand, Trump was able to attain attention without the persuasion of money. Additionally, his dramatic actions are what made him so successful in this presidential