Since Elon Musk changed the name of "Twitter" to X, and President-elect Donald Trump mostly posts on Truth Social, his own social media platform, technically his ripostes can no longer be termed "Mean Tweets." But thanks to his epic win on November 5, whatever we want to call them now, Mean Tweets are back on the menu.

The Wall Street Journal has been having a normal one this week. First, by dropping a thinly-sourced, concern-trolling piece that Trump may be replacing the embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. 

The Wall Street Journal is fake news. pic.twitter.com/j08gjf96PV

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 4, 2024

The second drop on Wednesday morning had WSJ reporting that DEA Administrator nominee -- Hillsborough, Florida, County Sheriff Chad Chronister -- withdrew his nomination, a story which we covered Tuesday night. They tried to lump this in with Hegseth's woes as an indication of trouble in Trumpworld:

The Wall Street Journal, having a normal one.

Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration withdrew and his selection for defense secretary is facing growing skepticism from some GOP senators https://t.co/9Y8dtmEhYw via @WSJ

— Jennifer Oliver O'Connell (@asthegirlturns) December 4, 2024

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration withdrew and his selection for defense secretary faced growing skepticism from some GOP senators, marking the latest challenges to the president-elect’s efforts to staff his second term’s top positions.

Trump immediately responded, showing that there's no insult like the TRUTH.

The Wall Street Journal is becoming more and more obnoxious and unreadable. Today’s main headline is: “Trump’s DEA Pick Pulls Out In Latest Setback.” With all that’s happening in the World, this is their Number One story of the day. Besides, he didn’t pull out, I pulled him out, because I did not like what he said to my pastors and other supporters. But, more importantly, what’s my “latest” setback??? I just won the Presidency of the United States! They haven’t written a good story about me in YEARS. Somebody over there ought to look at what they’re doing. The only one worse than them is stupid, China-centric Forbes Magazine!

Ouch! That's bound to leave a mark.

The typically convenient use of allied media to drive the narrative on Trump and help control the happenings on Capitol Hill appears to be failing miserably. While these outlets are struggling to make an impression and doing their best to shape viewpoints, thanks to X, Truth Social, and new media outlets and MAGA allies, they have not risen above the noise before being knocked down or redirected by a perfectly timed Truth from Trump.

So, a troubling aspect of Trump 45 is now the hallmark of Trump 47. We have a president who not only fights for the American people, but fights for the mandate for which he was elected, and this includes his nominees, appointments, and how they are covered. After four years of a dementia puppet who couldn't even talk to the press, it's nice to see a sentient adult back in charge and clearly at the helm, as evidenced by his active, rapid, and always entertaining responses.