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"The W.H. is functioning perfectly, focused on HealthCare, Tax Cuts/Reform & many other things," he tweeted last month. "I have very little time for watching T.V."

"In the wake of almost every event he holds, whether it be a rally, a bilateral press conference or a White House ceremony, Trump is presented with a packet of screenshots showing how the television networks covered the event, two senior administration officials told CNNMoney. This enables him to see the chyrons -- the headlines and captions on the lower third of the screen -- that were being broadcast during the event."

Um, what?

To be clear: This is not actual news stories that are being printed out and handed to Trump. These are screenshots of television news -- with particular emphasis on the so-called "lower thirds" where the text of what a person is saying usually appears.

That's some next-level stuff by Trump. (I work for a TV network and printing out screengrabs to see the chyrons is stunning even to me!) It shows how invested he is in his image, and how much he believes -- rightly, I think -- that his image is created and maintained by cable TV.

It's also a stark contrast with Trump's predecessor in office, Barack Obama, who proudly refused to watch cable news of any sort.

Trump, at 71 years old, isn't changing his ways. Which means the TV is always on in the White House.

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Donald Trump is WAY more obsessed with cable TV than you even think - CNN