POTUS Trump Returns to US – Goes Off on #FakeNews and Deep State Sources
President Trump reclaimed his voice on Twitter on Sunday after a relatively quiet foreign trip where he didn’t hold a news conference and didn’t tweet much.
The common theme in the series featured complaints about news coverage of his administration. In a string of missives, Trump blasted stories based on anonymous sources as “fake news.”
It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
Whenever you see the words ‘sources say’ in the fake news media, and they don’t mention names….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
….it is very possible that those sources don’t exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
The tweets came a day after someone who could be identified only as a “senior administration official” told reporters aboard Air Force One that Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium and Italy was “historic” and “unprecedented.”
“People didn’t feel like they knew where America stood, they didn’t feel like they knew who America’s friends were, who America’s foes were,” the official said, according to the pool report. “This trip has left no one with any doubt about who America’s friends are.”
Just returned from Europe. Trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
Trump also noted the British complaints in a tweet, including those from Prime Minister Theresa May, about U.S. government leaks over the investigation of the Manchester concert bombing. Investigators temporarily stopped sharing information with U.S. counterparts after information such as the name of suspect Salman Abedi was revealed.
British Prime Minister May was very angry that the info the U.K. gave to U.S. about Manchester was leaked. Gave me full details!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
Another Trump tweet praised the Republican victory in a special Montana House race while disputing coverage of the special election.
Big win in Montana for Republicans!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
But Trump didn’t name winner Greg Gianforte in the tweet, after he beat Democrat Rob Quist to succeed Republican Ryan Zinke, who was nominated to head the Department of the Interior. Gianforte was charged with body-slamming a reporter in the final days of the campaign.
Does anyone notice how the Montana Congressional race was such a big deal to Dems & Fake News until the Republican won? V was poorly covered
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017
Source: USA Today