The New York Times published a timeline of Trump’s first term. Here’s how it missed what makes him dangerous

The New York Times' Trump Timeline missed what makes him dangerous, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: The media often criticizes Trump for silly reasons that undermine the real reasons why he's dangerous.

He says the media still has not figured out how to criticize the 45th president.

The Times ' timeline includes a lot of events I immediately think of when the Trump administration comes to mind.

Frida Ghitis : The New York Times lists the most consequential moments of Trump 's presidency.

She says the list focuses more on the Russia investigation than policy decisions.

Ghitis says the Times cares more about reminding people of palace intrigue that doesn't matter at the expense of issues affecting millions of people.

Julian Zelizer says the New York Times' timeline of the Trump presidency is too compact.

Zelizer: It's not that these things are unimportant. Understanding that the president was a stupid, narcissistic baby who lied constantly is critical to understanding the whole thing.

He says a lot of the most consequential things Trump did while in office were not outright crimes, but were disastrously bad, cruel policies.