Conservative talkers begin to turn on Trump

Donald Trump, left, and Ted Cruz joke about remarks Trump previously made about Cruz being a "maniac" during the CNN Republican presidential debate last week in Las Vegas. Trump's comment raised the ire of some conservative talk radio hosts. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Donald Trump loves to criticize the “failing” New York Times, “dishonest” Politico and the “Obama network,” NBC. His attacks on the media resonate with his

supporters, and he probably figures he stands to lose little if his nastygrams lead to negative coverage. Most conservatives don’t trust the Times, Politico and NBC — or the rest of the mainstream press — anyway, according to the Pew Research Center.

But conservatives do trust talk radio stars like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. Getting on their bad side could be more problematic, and right now Trump appears to be falling out of favor with one of the few segments of the media that carries real weight within his party's base.

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