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Sunday, February 19, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Trump’s defense secretary: Media isn’t the enemy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis refuses to fall into line behind President Donald Trump’s characterization of the press as “the enemy of the American people.”
“I’ve had some rather contentious times with the press. But no, the press, as far as I’m concerned, are a constituency that we deal with. And I don’t have any issues with the press, myself,” he says, according to Reuters.
Trump had tweeted Saturday that “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!”
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
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