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Again a beep on her phone:
“The leaks are absolutely real,” Trump said. “The news is fake.”
Trump was asked by CNN’s Jim Acosta about the disconnect the president sees between the leaks and the news that comes out of them.
In response, the president painted himself as a savvy media insider.
“Here’s the problem: The public, they read newspapers, they see television, but they don’t know if it’s true or false, because they’re not involved,” Trump said. “I’m involved. I’ve been involved with this stuff all my life. But I’m involved, so I know when you’re telling the truth and when you’re not.”
Trump also criticized the tone of the media’s coverage.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-the-leaks-are-absolutely-real-the-news-is-fake-195441027.html
“The leaks are absolutely real,” Trump said. “The news is fake.”
Trump was asked by CNN’s Jim Acosta about the disconnect the president sees between the leaks and the news that comes out of them.
In response, the president painted himself as a savvy media insider.
“Here’s the problem: The public, they read newspapers, they see television, but they don’t know if it’s true or false, because they’re not involved,” Trump said. “I’m involved. I’ve been involved with this stuff all my life. But I’m involved, so I know when you’re telling the truth and when you’re not.”
Trump also criticized the tone of the media’s coverage.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-the-leaks-are-absolutely-real-the-news-is-fake-195441027.html
