Trump Attacks 'Dishonest' NBC News for Unflattering Report
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to blast the “fake news” media, and took a swipe at NBC News which he called “more dishonest than even CNN.”
Trump’s annoyance at NBC is likely the result of a scoop from the network, which reported exclusively on Wednesday morning that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was so frustrated with Trump that he was close to resigning and that he called the president a “moron” during a recent meeting at the Pentagon.
Per NBC:
Trump’s annoyance at NBC is likely the result of a scoop from the network, which reported exclusively on Wednesday morning that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was so frustrated with Trump that he was close to resigning and that he called the president a “moron” during a recent meeting at the Pentagon.
Wow, so many Fake News stories today. No matter what I do or say, they will not write or speak truth. The Fake News Media is out of control!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2017
NBC news is #FakeNews and more dishonest than even CNN. They are a disgrace to good reporting. No wonder their news ratings are way down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2017
Per NBC:
Tillerson had openly disparaged the president, referring to him as a “moron,” after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon with members of Trump’s national security team and Cabinet officials, according to three officials familiar with the incident.