Trump Bashes ‘Fake News Media,’ Says He’ll Release JFK Assassination Files

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump on Saturday complained about the “Fake News Media” and said he would allow the release of files related to former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Trump complained that the “MSM barely covered” Senate passage of his budget plan or the stock market’s “all time high” last week.

“I hope the Fake News Media keeps talking about Wacky Congresswoman Wilson in that she, as a representative, is killing the Democrat Party!” Trump tweeted, referring to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL).

And, Trump tweeted, “Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.”

The federal government is required, under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, to release in full documents related to Kennedy’s assassination in Nov. 1963 by next Thursday unless Trump intervenes.

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  1. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Look - over there!!!

    Distort, Distract, so distrust, seed disgust. Typical Trump sat. am tweet spew/stew.

  2. If Trump were reading serious news sources instead of junk TV he would know that there has been quite a bit of coverage of both the budget and the stock market.

  3. While you’re at it, you could release your tax-returns…

  4. Donald J. Trump :heavy_check_mark:@realDonaldTrump
    Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.
    5:35 AM - Oct 21, 2017

    'Cause nothing says happiness more to fucking moron than a dead Democratic president.

  5. Aliens! I want to know about the aliens!

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