Donald Trump lashed out at the “FAKE NEWS MEDIA” on Thursday as hundreds of news outlets launched a coordinated effort to denounce his rhetoric and speak up for a free press. The AP reported that at least 350 newspapers were joining the effort.
Tweeted Trump: “THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country….BUT WE ARE WINNING!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1030074380397752320
Trump went on to tweet: “The Boston Globe, which was sold to the the Failing New York Times for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS (plus 800 million dollars in losses & investment), or 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS, was then sold by the Times for 1 DOLLAR. Now the Globe is in COLLUSION with other papers on free press. PROVE IT! … There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1030091812495654912
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