Chris Wallace: Media Bias, Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Attacks Not Healthy for the Country

‘I’ve never heard a president bash the media when he’s dealing with foreign leaders’

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WALLACE: "Well look, there are two things going on and I think they can both be true. I think that the president has been engaged in — and I’ve said this before — in an unprecedented attack on the media as a member of the media, maybe not a member of the mainstream media but a member of the media, and I’ve been doing it for almost half a century it bothers me, I was particularly distressed I have to say when the president held the joint news conference with the three presidents of the Baltic nations and -- you know, it’s one thing when we fight amongst ourselves, it's a different thing when it's on the international stage, talked about the fake media. You know, I’ve -- I've never heard a president bash the -- the media when it's on -- you know, when he is dealing with foreign leaders. On the other hand do I think that there is bias among members of the mainstream media? Absolutely. You can see it on the front pages of some newspapers you can see it on the lead on some of the -- the newscasts, that are so-called newscasts of some of our competitors. So, I think both of those things are true and I’m not sure that it’s especially healthy for the country."
SMITH: "Love having you on the show. We know you're busy getting ready for the weekend, Chris Wallace."

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