Gingrich: Media Has ‘Earned’ Label Of Enemy Of The People

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said at a Thursday Axios event that while President Donald Trump’s calling the press the “enemy of the people” drives partisanship, news outlets have “earned it.”

Per Axios, he added that the “tribalization” of cable channels like CNN — which on Wednesday was sent an explosive in the mail — is one of the main factors driving people apart.

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