After President Trump made the surprise announcement 48 hours ago that the United States was negotiating a deal with Iran to end the conflict in the Middle East, Big Media stopped just short of accusing the president of lying to the American people. “Well, there’s really no way to know whether any talks are actually happening or not,” the talking heads told us. “Trump said they were. But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was a Boy Scout growing up (NOT) and is known for his trustworthiness (NOT), said they are no negotiations. So how can we in the media figure it out?” It is breathtaking that the American media, which enjoy more press freedom than virtually any other media in the world, have such disdain for the country they live in and disdain for anybody who wants to protect and preserve it. Whole psychology books could be written about this self-destructive impulse.