国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Trump gets break from U.S. media scrutiny while on first overseas trip_时事

国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Trump gets break from U.S. media scrutiny while on first overseas trip

Still, the acrimony between Trump and U.S. media is likely to pick up again once he returns home this weekend.

"It is easy for presidents to project leadership when their schedule is filled with meetings and photo opportunities and they are not having to answer difficult questions about investigations or domestic policy," West said.

But, once Trump returns home, it will be harder for him to avoid tough questions or stay on message about presidential leadership. He will have to talk about the FBI investigation on the relations between Russia and his campaign during last year's presidential election.

Trump also has to answer critics who feel that his proposed national budget harms ordinary people and individuals who voted for him, West said.

Dan Mahaffee, an analyst at the Center for the study of Congress and the Presidency, told Xinhua that much of the media environment is driven by the constant flow of scandals and leaks from the Trump administration, which, in turn, has driven media coverage.

"In many of these scandals, the muddled messages from the Trump administration and the growing scope of scandals further drive media attention -- often at the expense of other stories," Mahaffee said.

That has combined with an environment where media finds itself reflecting the increasingly polarized nature of the American electorate where many seek out media sources that correspond to their pre-existing political viewpoints, he said.