President Donald Trump vilified the
press again Friday, tweeting that the media are “the enemy of the
American people” and specifically calling out several major news
organizations.
Earlier, Trump tweeted and then quickly
deleted a slightly different version of the tweet. The revised version
includes mentions of ABC and CBS in addition to the other news outlets. All of
these outlets have reported on significant controversies involving Trump and
his administration, including claims that his team communicated with Russian
officials throughout the presidential campaign.
The White House didn’t immediately
return a request for comment.
Trump’s tweet drew swift criticism from
reporters:
And NBC News presidential historian
Michael Beschloss pointed out how Trump’s rhetoric echoed President Richard
Nixon’s during the Watergate scandal:
Trump’s tweet came one day after he
spent a major chunk of a meandering 77-minute press conference disparaging the
press. He called the media “out of control” and “dishonest.” He also blamed
what he called the “fake media” for former National Security Adviser Michael
Flynn’s resignation, claiming reporters treated the former general “very
unfairly.”
He also frequently attacks publications
on his Twitter account and has claimed that polls showing negative ratings for
him are “fake news.”
No comments:
Post a Comment