For those unaware, material and information like this is what tens of millions of people around the country see and understand about precedent when it comes to the two most recent administrations' treatment of the media, so when they see Trump taking a piss on CNN and resticting other "MSM" news sources they say, "So what, Obama did it too. Liberals are such hypocrites!"
And this isn't like the bogus comparison of Donald Trump's ban to Obama's immigration restrictions. Nope, this media treatment comparison actually holds some credence. The Obama administration really did talk shit about Fox but if you remember it's because Fox was very critical of the Obama administration…which if actually fine. The problem is they went far beyond that and certain programs on the news network went out of their way to ensure Obama looked like a shitty president to their millions of viewers even if what they were reporting wasn't true or just hypothetical fear mongering. This is much different from the reasons why Trump attacks CNN and other news sources. Yes, they are critical of him. This is fine, they should be, but that's all the reason Trump needs to go after them. Criticism or questioning alone, rooted in fact or sources, is enough to set Trump off on a media bashing rant and threaten restrictions or access which is a big deal. A really big deal! If Trump can't handle the media being critical of him then he expects the media to be complacent and not a tool to provide information to the people but rather…what...propaganda?
While it's true that the Obama administration went too far in its attacks on Fox, I know you all would disagree, it's not like Fox was an innocent bystander. Trump's treatment of the media on the other hand is very broad, much more vitriolic, and I can't imagine how you would justify it.