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Article snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump returned from his Thanksgiving break with new attacks on his least favorite news network, CNN, and suggested a contest for the “most dishonest” media outlet. In a series of Twitter posts over the weekend and early Monday, Mr. Trump criticized CNN’s international arm for representing “our nation to the WORLD very poorly.” The president praised Fox News and has been complimentary of its coverage of him and his administration. CNN responded in a Twitter post that it is “not CNN’s job to represent the U.S. to the world. That’s yours.” It is unusual for a president to so openly endorse one news source over others. Mr. Trump has campaigned against CNN for months, and his administration is involved in an antitrust case that could potentially put CNN into the hands of more Trump-friendly media moguls. Christiane Amanpour, a CNN reporter, responded to the president’s Twitter post with a reminder that journalists give their lives to “covering the facts and truth.” Ms. Amanpour posted a picture of her late camerawoman, Margaret Moth, who was seriously injured in 1992 while covering the conflict in Bosnia. On Monday, Mr. Trump suggested that a contest “as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me).” He said the winner would receive a “FAKE NEWS TROPHY!” Former national security executives also reacted to the president’s favorit... Link to the full article to read more