While the stories understandably focus on hungry families, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck, the president achieved his goal, whether the press likes it or not.
The larger blame lies squarely at the feet of media company behemoths that play on people’s addictions in order to line their already gold-lined pockets.
"The experiment of a paid subscription didn't work. Do I think we're going there at some point in the future? Maybe five years, maybe 10 years? I agree with that, but we were early."