While addressing a crowd of roughly 9,000 supporters in Florida on Saturday, US President Donald Trump once again accused the mainstream media of being biased against his administration and termed it as ‘the dishonest media’. Moreover, he also claimed that the media has its own agenda and not that of the American people while ‘vowing’ to defend the people against the ‘lies’ projected by it. Not only this, he also verbally attacked the judiciary for neutralising his executive order on travel ban and made false claims regarding refugees, Muslims and business projects such as those being funded by Intel Corporation. The problem is not the biasedness of the media but his false claims. Making these claims is nothing new for him or his administration’s officials for they have been using these claims to advance a new age of populist politics that resembles a horrific dystopian era. Ever since he announced to run for presidency in June 2015,Trump has thrown tantrums onalmost every major domestic or international matter that have worsened when he took over the mantle of the presidency last month. His mental health is already being questioned by health psychologists for they believe that he is unfit to serve as president. Nevertheless, the White House must be reminded that forcing lies upon the public would further invite a regulated check and balance fromthe judiciary and the media that are one of the key pillars of a powerful functioning democracy like the United States. Trump’s advisers and senior officials such as Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway and Steve Bannon would likely be responsible for his downfall, as they have been presenting lies as ‘alternative facts’, a term coined by Conway to question the media’s projection of the crowd at the inauguration speech. As for Bannon, it is widely believed that he’s calling the shots behind the scenes and is considered the defacto president. His association with far-right groups and former editorship of Brietbart News Network are a major red flag. Hence, his role must be closely monitored by the US Congress, media and judiciary. Coming back to the role of the media, history has shown that it has played a crucial role in bringing accountability despite being biased in some way or another if perspective is considered. Whether it were the highly controversial wars such as Vietnam and Iraq or the Watergate and Monica Lewinsky scandals, the media has certainly shaken the power corridors of Washington DC in the past. Trump needs to understand it running a state is not like running businesses or hosting reality television shows. Within the last 28 days of his administration’s inception, his national security adviser resigned over contacts with senior Russian officials, a war has been declared on the media or those who oppose his authoritarian orders and relations with key allied powers such as the European Union (EU) and Australia have been jeapordised. In other words, it’s an awkward situation for the Republican Party whose senior officials secretly despise him. If such mistakes won’t lead to damage control or remedy in the future then perhaps nothing would save his presidency, considered the worst by many standards. *