POTUS Closes Gap With Ivanka: Only ‘FAKE NEWS’ Is ‘Enemy Of The People’

RICHFIELD, OHIO - MARCH 29:  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd gathered at the Local 18 Richfield Facility of the Operating Engineers Apprentice and Training, a union and apprentice training center specializing in the repair and operation of heavy equipment on March 29, 2018 in Richfield, Ohio. President Trump's remarks centered upon infrastructure investment in the economy and labor statistics.  (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
RICHFIELD, OHIO - MARCH 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd gathered at the Local 18 Richfield Facility of the Operating Engineers Apprentice and Training, a union and apprentice training center specia... RICHFIELD, OHIO - MARCH 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd gathered at the Local 18 Richfield Facility of the Operating Engineers Apprentice and Training, a union and apprentice training center specializing in the repair and operation of heavy equipment on March 29, 2018 in Richfield, Ohio. President Trump's remarks centered upon infrastructure investment in the economy and labor statistics. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump seemingly attempted to close the gap between him and his daughter on Thursday, after administration staffer Ivanka Trump said that she didn’t consider news media to be a so-called “enemy of the people.”

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made no such distinction earlier Thursday, criticizing the press while refusing to say journalists weren’t a public enemy.

And besides, the distinction between “news” and “fake news” is somewhat meaningless, coming from Trump. In the past he’s admitted that the “fake” label applies to those outlets whose coverage he simply doesn’t like.

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  1. As my mother used to say - Do you even listen to yourself?

    It is the FAKE NEWS, which is a large percentage of the media, that is the enemy of the people!

    91% of the Network News about me is negative (Fake)

    Negative news = Fake news. Plus imaginary percentages.

  2. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    Oh Goody, Trump is finally acknowledging that Fox News is the “enemy of the people?”

  3. He should have stuck with his guns and told his daughter to fuck off.

  4. Please, you think he has that kind of courage?

    Whipped by his own daughter. Weak father. Sad.

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