According to US President Donald Trump, a number of leading US media are “the enemy of the American people.”
US President Donald Trump (Photo: Getty Images / Spencer Platt)
US President Donald Trump has called a number of leading US media, including the New York Times, CNN and NBC, enemies of the American people due to publication of fake news. The statement was made on official Twitter account of the US President.
“The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!” Trump wrote.
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
Earlier, Trump posted another tweet about “fake news media,” but removed it some time later. While some people thought that it was deleted, as it was just a little too “aggressive,” in fact, the US President just forgot to specify ABC and CBS in his list of producers of fake news. 
Trump and chief strategist of the White House, Steve Bannon, have both repeatedly blamed US media for spreading of false information, calling them the “opposition party.”
“The mainstream media has not fired or terminated anyone associated with following our campaign,” Bannon said. “Look at the Twitter feeds of those people: they were outright activists of the Clinton campaign,” he added without naming specific reporters or editors. “That’s why you have no power,” Bannon said. “You were humiliated.” “You’re the opposition party,” the chief strategist continued. “Not the Democratic Party. You’re the opposition party. The media’s the opposition party.”
On Thursday, during a press conference, Trump continued to slam CNN, joking that he has downgraded CNN from merely “fake news” to “very fake news.”
Trump: I’m changing CNN from “fake news” to “very fake news.” pic.twitter.com/5ZRoDXdUNz — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 16, 2017
The statement of the US President caused various reactions of media, which according to Trump are the “enemy of the American people.”
He’s lashing out because he knows it’s coming closer and closer. This is actually raw fear.
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) February 17, 2017
Chilling stuff from so-called “leader of the free world”.
I used to see this sort of comment from #Iran regime when in Tehran. https://t.co/Tm2w2oUS6I
— Marc Burleigh (@marcburleigh) February 17, 2017
“Enemy of the people”
Boy, that’s definitely in no way fascist-sounding! https://t.co/y1niD7c4Wd
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 17, 2017
This is how muzzling starts: not with a boot, but with the fear of one that runs so deep that you muzzle yourself. https://t.co/XZUlFyv9Vz
— Mark S. Getzfred (@marknyt) February 17, 2017
You never go full Nazi. #AmericanFascism https://t.co/VZzbivOECU
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) February 17, 2017
Journalists, our commitment to our craft and careers just became vital. Keep fighting the good fight.
— Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnWTVM9) February 17, 2017
Let’s be clear: “Enemy of the people” (враг народа) is pure Bolshevism. Trump is citing core Chekist slogans now.https://t.co/S6y7fH5Tzx
— John Schindler (@20committee) February 17, 2017
They are on recess and for the first time in weeks out of our sight line https://t.co/OdEHWxU4nl
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 17, 2017
Written courtesy of Moscow. They sent to @realDonaldTrump this morning but it took a few hours to translate. https://t.co/Nr2xhJTtzE
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) February 17, 2017
Know your enemy. Subscribe today.https://t.co/uMs28WcoPc https://t.co/c8HnOmHmUW
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) February 17, 2017
But seriously, all joking aside, this is an incredibly disturbing statement. https://t.co/c8HnOmHmUW
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) February 17, 2017
An American president sworn to defend the Constitution wrote those words https://t.co/RHFNb7rd6F
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 17, 2017
Trump attacks so-called “fake news” media and then deletes tweet. And here I thought we made progress yesterday. Sad. pic.twitter.com/Zr2FOFhxFI
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 17, 2017
Fact check: We are not the enemy. https://t.co/yfm99CXwjh
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 17, 2017
I was on the fence about this, but how can journalists go to WHCA dinner and toast somebody who has branded them an “enemy” of the state?
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 17, 2017
I would hope that our leaders would never believe that any American desires to make another American an enemy. Let’s dial it back.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) February 17, 2017
Only a FAKE PRESIDENT would declare the First Amendment to be the enemy of the American people. https://t.co/ZFZvlTf8Az
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 17, 2017
DEAR PRESIDENT, THESE ARE ALL THE OLIGARCH NEWS PAPERS THEY WANTED WAR WITH RUSSIA NOT MATTER WHAT THE COST AND YOU HAVE BLOWN A HOLE IN THEM THEY WILL NOT GO DOWN THAT EASILY BUT THEY ARE STUPID BECAUSE THE MORE THEY CAUSE TROUBLE TO YOU THE MORE THEY ARE MAKING YOU FAMOUSE. IT IS YOUR RIGHTFUL GOD GIVEN AUTHORITY TO RULE AND THEY ARE TOO DAMN JEALOUSE.
MSM pressitutues and filthy scumbags…
These cvntz need to STFU and report the news instead of trying to create (fake) news
According to above journalist’s Tweets – Trump is simultaneously a Nazi, a Bolshevik and an Iranian mullah, that’s some ideological mash-up.