Founding fathers are a very popular group. One can almost hear them saying, “Go Donald, Go!” For their goals are the same, the unshackling of the press from their masters.
A movement has to have a common enemy to coalesce around. Trump has chosen the fake news writers and publishers. Good choice? Yes, because they can't, at least effectively, fight back.
Similar to the demonizing of smokers that led to all the smoking bans. Smokers couldn't fight back, they were easy pickings.