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Trump ramps up attacks on journalists: 'They can also cause War!' | TheHill

posted onAugust 6, 2018
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Article snippet: MORE on Sunday ratcheted up his attacks on the news media as the “enemy of the people,” saying they “can also cause War.” He accused journalists in an early morning tweet of “purposely” causing “division & distrust” in the country. “The Fake News hates me saying that they are the Enemy of the People only because they know it’s TRUE,” he said. “I am providing a great service by explaining this to the American People." “They purposely cause great division & distrust,” he added. “They can also cause War! They are very dangerous & sick!” Trump's daughter and presidential adviser she does not think the media is the “enemy of the people.” The president then said that his daughter was correct, but that “the FAKE NEWS, which is a large percentage of the media,” is the enemy. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, however, refused to say that the media is not the enemy of the people during a heated exchange last week with CNN correspondent Jim Acosta. The president’s latest tweet came after he appeared at a campaign rally in Ohio Saturday evening. The Columbus Dispatch noted that God was asked in the opening prayer at the event “to protect Trump from the ‘fake news they call journalism.’ “ “MSNBC is so corrupt, it's so disgusting. I would say almost they're worse, they are really a fake news group of people,” Trump said at the rally, according to the newspaper. “The guys that we love are blowing them away in the ratings,” the president added, app... Link to the full article to read more

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