Trump Is Still Attacking NBC News Over Report Tillerson Called POTUS A ‘Moron’

President Donald Trump talks to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, to Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is lashing out at the mayor of Puerto Rico's capital city in a... FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is lashing out at the mayor of Puerto Rico's capital city in a war of words over recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria smashed into the U.S. territory. Trump is out with a series of tweets criticizing San Juan Carmen Yulin Cruz for criticizing the Trump administration's hurricane response. The mayor has accused his administration of "killing us with the inefficiency." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS

President Donald Trump’s crusade against NBC News showed no signs of slowing down Friday morning, with the President continuing to lob attacks at the news outlet following two unflattering reports about Trump.

In tweets Thursday night and Friday morning, Trump labeled NBC “fake news” and claimed that the public is starting to agree with him.

Trump has been on a rampage since NBC News published a pair of reports about a meeting Trump had over the summer. The network reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a “moron.” NBC News later followed up with a report that Tillerson called Trump a “moron” after a meeting at which Trump said he wanted to significantly build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

The reports have sparked outrage from Trump through his Twitter feed. He then escalated his attacks on NBC News and the media on Wednesday by suggesting that networks’ broadcasting licenses be challenged.

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  1. Somehow he doesn’t hate them enough to tear up the check NBC sends him every 1st and 15th.
    He feels they’re tame now. Wants to keep them that way.
    Winning, y’know.

  2. Trump Is Still Attacking NBC News Over Report Tillerson Called POTUS A ‘Moron’

    Better that than attacking North Korea.

  3. Shit, if I were NBC or CNN, I would find someone in the White House to give a numerical estimate to Trump’s IQ, and publish the number.
    “This article is based on interviews with 355 people currently working at the White House or for the GOP. The average IQ attributed to Trump was 98.6”

  4. I guess Donnie has finished the bird-house and is bored again ? Days can be long at the Nursing Home…

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