Based on the incredibly inaccurate coverage and reporting of the record setting Trump campaign, we are hereby revoking the press credentials of the phony and dishonest Washington Post," Trump posted on Facebook.

According to Politico, Trump had posted to Facebook nearly 20 minutes earlier "to show you how dishonest the phony Washington Post is." "I am no fan of President Obama, but to show you how dishonest the phony Washington Post is, they wrote, 'Donald Trump suggests President Obama was involved with Orlando shooting' as their headline," Trump said. "Sad!"

To be sure the animosity between the Jeff Bezos-owned WaPo and Trump is nothing new, but it has clearly escalated in this part of the news cycle, when after having been plagued by media coverage of his Judge Curiel comments (which has promptly disappeared from the newsflow), Trump felt a new bust of empowerment to reset the playing field according to his rules.