Trump Complains That Only Fox News Covered His CIA Speech Fairly

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Atkinson, N.H. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump continues to offer praise for Fox News, telling ABC News’ David Muir in an interview that aired Wednesday night that only Fox News covered his speech at the CIA fairly.

“That speech was a home run,” Trump said. “We see what Fox said. They said it was one of the great speeches. They showed the people applauding and screaming and — and they were all CIA.”

“People loved it. They loved it. They gave me a standing ovation for a long period of time. They never even sat down, most of them, during the speech. There was love in the room,” the President told Muir. “You and other networks covered it very inaccurately. I hate to say this to you and you probably won’t put it on but turn on Fox and see how it was covered. And see how people respond to that speech.”

The interview follows Trump’s Tuesday night praise for Fox News’ inauguration coverage.

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  1. Avatar for jep07 jep07 says:

    I don’t think Trump enablers understand how desperate some people feel about this.
    If you thought a million angry Trump voters with vague notions and half-baked logic and self-indulgent agendas looked imposing, consider the BILLIONS who now wake up every day wondering if some careless midnight tweet will engulf us in a global conflagration.
    Don’t doubt for a moment the desperation and the truth of that statement, whether you agree with us or not, you must acknowledge that the entire globe rests less easy because Trump holds the triggers to total annihilation.
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    That may be why President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, when he inherited the suitcase from W, the entire world breathed a global sigh of peaceful relief, and no matter how you spin Obama’s security legacy, the entire globe trusted him and acknowledged it with that Nobel just as soon as he had the keys in his hand.
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    I have to say, from as central a POV as I can muster, the selfish complaints of those recalcitrant rowdies who put Trump in office were just that… selfish and immature just like their Orange Idol.
    The worries the world now shares profoundly outweigh that contrived and cleverly cultured alt-right indignation,
    They want high-paying jobs to re-enable their pre-2008 self-indulgent lifestyle…
    The rest of the world just wants to wake up for the next sunrise.

  2. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    Goog God, please grow the fuck up

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