Trump Again Suggests He Should ‘Take Away Credentials’ For Negative Coverage

US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (P... US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on April 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning questioned whether he should “take away credentials” for the “fake news” media who publish negative stories about his administration.

In the same Wednesday morning tweet he also suggested any “negative” news about him was actually “fake.”

The tweet came nearly two hours after President’s favorite show “Fox and Friends” reported that the majority of media coverage about Trump was negative.

Screenshot of “Fox and Friends” on May 9, 2018.

Throughout the 2016 campaign, Trump blocked certain news outlets from covering his press conferences — like the Washington Post — and has said in the past that he “should” revoke The New York Times’ credentials.

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  1. Waaaah, waaaaah, waaaaaah.

    You can always resign, Donnie.

  2. Love the graphic
    So sayeth the Fake news Network
    Donnie you ever watch anything other than Faux to find out the real world impact of your actions?

    I didn’t think so

  3. “all things else?”

  4. That’s right, stable genius. If you don’t let the NYT or WaPo into your events and press avails, they won’t be able to say anything about you. They’ll have to give up and publish the truth about how awesome you are. Sounds like a plan! Press wars are good, and easy to win.

  5. I double dog dare you, you pathetic attention addict. I would love to watch darling Sarah address an empty room for her next press conference.

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