Trump Delays ‘Fake News Awards,’ Touts Greater Interest Than Anticipated

on December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump on Sunday evening said that he would push back the presentation of his so-called “Fake News Awards” to Wednesday, instead of Monday, and claimed that there has been great interest in the “awards.”

Trump initially announced the “awards” last week, telling his Twitter followers that he would call out the “MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT” members of the media.

The President has long raged against the press, fighting negative media attention by attempting to undermine journalists’ credibility. His anger over coverage of his administration intensified last week with the publication of a new book, “Fire and Fury,” which portrays his administration as chaotic and inept.

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  1. The man is an utter waste of protoplasm.

  2. “The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!”

    Yep. Interest - everyone is waiting to see what an absolute ass you make of yourself with this idiotic stunt. Importance - professionals, foreign leaders, some in the U.S. government and concerned laypeople will be looking to what you do as more evidence of your mental and emotional deterioration.

  3. Ethics attorneys have been on Twitter warning staffers that work on this project are opening themselves up to legal problems.

  4. “…interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!”
    Yes, President Fluffernutter. Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, Jake Tapper, Chris Cuomo, and every person who despises your fat orange ass on Twitter, Facebook, and sites like this cannot wait to rip you to shreds for your rampant and undeniably hilarious insanity.
    If you or any one of those subservient assholes who Tweet for you in the White House think they have the wit or stamina to put up with the backlash to your delusional “fake news” awards, you had better stock up on Valium and meth because the rude awakening is not going to be a pretty sight, bitchola. Except for us, of course.

  5. Avatar for lafe19 lafe19 says:

    I have been having 2 thoughts about these “awards”:

    1. Are they just going to be Twitter announcements or is Trump stupid enough to try and do them at a WH event.

    2. If I owned or ran a news organization and we DIDN’T receive an award, I’d wonder what the hell was wrong with us.

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