President Donald Trump released his much-hyped “Fake News Awards” on via the Republican National Committee. The president had advertised these “awards” as a celebration of “the most corrupt and biased of the Mainstream Media.” He named 11 articles that have been published since Trump took office. Almost as soon as he tweeted the link for the “fake news awards,” the GOP.com page crash, potentially because of high traffic.
“2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news,” an introduction at the top of the page claimed. The “winners” included CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other large news outlets.
And the FAKE NEWS winners are…https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
The “fake news awards” focused on 11 reports, including ones about crowd sizes, whether Trump moved a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. out of the Oval Office, if Trump had overfed fish during his visit to Japan, whether Trump and his administration were hiding climate reports, and of course, the collusion with Russia.
Despite some very corrupt and dishonest media coverage, there are many great reporters I respect and lots of GOOD NEWS for the American people to be proud of!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
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