Trump on Media: ‘Fake News’ Is What’s Tearing This Country Apart

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Chris Let ░░░░░░░░ get to the bigger ░░░░░░░░ In 2017 last year ░░░░░░░░ tweeted this and I ░░░░░░░░ to quote it accurately ░░░░░░░░ fake news media is ░░░░░░░░ my enemy it is ░░░░░░░░ enemy of the American ░░░░░░░░ President Trump It s ░░░░░░░░ 100 At the media ░░░░░░░░ m glad you re ░░░░░░░░ quoting it correctly because ░░░░░░░░ like to leave the ░░░░░░░░ news out Chris But ░░░░░░░░ s what you said ░░░░░░░░ Trump The people that ░░░░░░░░ supporting me in particular ░░░░░░░░ are very smart people ░░░░░░░░ are hardworking great they ░░░░░░░░ when the news is ░░░░░░░░ and they get angry ░░░░░░░░ they see all of ░░░░░░░░ fakeness Chris People who ░░░░░░░░ been critical of other ░░░░░░░░ no president had liked ░░░░░░░░ press coverage John Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ your Oval Office canceled ░░░░░░░░ subscription to the New ░░░░░░░░ herald tribune Nobody called ░░░░░░░░ the enemy of the ░░░░░░░░ people President Trump The ░░░░░░░░ news is the enemy ░░░░░░░░ s fake it s ░░░░░░░░ I don t mind ░░░░░░░░ bad news if I ░░░░░░░░ wrong If I do ░░░░░░░░ wrong like for instance ░░░░░░░░ cemetery I was not ░░░░░░░░ to go because of ░░░░░░░░ Secret Service because they ░░░░░░░░ to take a helicopter ░░░░░░░░ had zero visibility They ░░░░░░░░ we are totally unequipped ░░░░░░░░ you to go In ░░░░░░░░ to that the cemetery ░░░░░░░░ far too far away ░░░░░░░░ air force one which ░░░░░░░░ sort of like a ░░░░░░░░ center that you have ░░░░░░░░ be near Not one ░░░░░░░░ that I saw wrote ░░░░░░░░ that way They said ░░░░░░░░ stayed out of it ░░░░░░░░ of the rain And ░░░░░░░░ the following day I ░░░░░░░░ a speech at the ░░░░░░░░ it was pouring It ░░░░░░░░ t even really raining ░░░░░░░░ the fog was tremendous ░░░░░░░░ Leaders and in authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ like Russia China Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ were press the media ░░░░░░░░ your words President Trump ░░░░░░░░ can t talk for ░░░░░░░░ people I can only ░░░░░░░░ for me I m ░░░░░░░░ talking about you You ░░░░░░░░ may be but I ░░░░░░░░ not talking about you ░░░░░░░░ news about me is ░░░░░░░░ phony It s false ░░░░░░░░ sometimes they will say ░░░░░░░░ say there is no ░░░░░░░░ Chris I understand you ░░░░░░░░ t like your coverage ░░░░░░░░ Trump 94 Chris Can ░░░░░░░░ bring the bigger issue ░░░░░░░░ Mcraven retired admiral Navy ░░░░░░░░ 37 years former President ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton fan Excuse ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton fan Chris ░░░░░░░░ the operations commanded the ░░░░░░░░ that took down Saddam ░░░░░░░░ and killed Osama bin ░░░░░░░░ said that your sentiment ░░░░░░░░ the greatest threat to ░░░░░░░░ in his lifetime President ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton backer and ░░░░░░░░ Obama backer and frankly ░░░░░░░░ He is a Navy ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Would have ░░░░░░░░ Osama bin Laden a ░░░░░░░░ it wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ nice Living in Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ in Pakistan and what ░░░░░░░░ guess was considered a ░░░░░░░░ mansion I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ We get Pakistan 1 ░░░░░░░░ billion a year when ░░░░░░░░ don t tell them ░░░░░░░░ Trump You re not ░░░░░░░░ going to give them ░░░░░░░░ for taking down bin ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Look there ░░░░░░░░ news right there He ░░░░░░░░ in Pakistan We are ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan We are giving ░░░░░░░░ 1 3 billion a ░░░░░░░░ which we don t ░░░░░░░░ anymore I ended it ░░░░░░░░ m totally in favor ░░░░░░░░ the media I m ░░░░░░░░ favor of free press ░░░░░░░░ it s fake Chris ░░░░░░░░ don t get to ░░░░░░░░ what is fair and ░░░░░░░░ s not President Trump ░░░░░░░░ can tell you what ░░░░░░░░ fair and what s ░░░░░░░░ And so can my ░░░░░░░░ Chris I understand that ░░░░░░░░ President Trump When you ░░░░░░░░ something very good as ░░░░░░░░ example Chris Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ about Fox News all ░░░░░░░░ time but he never ░░░░░░░░ we were the enemy ░░░░░░░░ the people President Trump ░░░░░░░░ didn t talk about ░░░░░░░░ news He didn t ░░░░░░░░ about anything I m ░░░░░░░░ saying it very differently ░░░░░░░░ anyone has ever said ░░░░░░░░ before I am saying ░░░░░░░░ news false reporting dishonest ░░░░░░░░ of which there is ░░░░░░░░ lot and I know ░░░░░░░░ I know it because ░░░░░░░░ m a subject of ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ t know it but ░░░░░░░░ I explained it to ░░░░░░░░ they understand You know ░░░░░░░░ better than you don ░░░░░░░░ have to sit here ░░░░░░░░ act like a perfect ░░░░░░░░ wonderful innocent angel I ░░░░░░░░ you too well I ░░░░░░░░ your father too well ░░░░░░░░ s not your Jane ░░░░░░░░ I think some of ░░░░░░░░ coverage of you and ░░░░░░░░ ve set it on ░░░░░░░░ record is biased but ░░░░░░░░ don t think President ░░░░░░░░ Most of it is ░░░░░░░░ Chris I don t ░░░░░░░░ but the idea that ░░░░░░░░ call us the enemy ░░░░░░░░ the people President Trump ░░░░░░░░ m not calling you ░░░░░░░░ Chris We are altogether ░░░░░░░░ Trump No I m ░░░░░░░░ calling you Chris It ░░░░░░░░ t matter when you ░░░░░░░░ me When you call ░░░░░░░░ and The New York ░░░░░░░░ we are in solidarity ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Fakeness fake ░░░░░░░░ is what s tearing ░░░░░░░░ country apart because people ░░░░░░░░ people like things that ░░░░░░░░ happening and they are ░░░░░░░░ hearing about it.