CNN’s Stelter Defends ‘Aggressive’ Journalism of Trump: The Pres. Is ‘Sloppy’ with Facts

‘We’re not here to be liked by any administration, by any people in power’

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HARLOW: "Brian, it is not the job of the media to be the friend of the president. Never has been."
STELTER: "Reminds me of that kind of cliché from reality TV shows, I’m not here to make friends. That’s what the contestants say. That’s sort of true for journalists, we’re not here to be liked by any administration, by any people in power. That has always been true. But it’s especially relevant right now with a president who is sloppy, who's misleading, who makes misstatements on a near daily basis. That’s just an objective view of what’s going on. When you look at the rally on Saturday or his Twitter feed on Sunday and into Monday, in a moment — at a moment when journalists are seeing a lot of falsehoods and misstatements from the White House, journalists have to work even harder to fact check and correct the record. That’s why the coverage is very aggressive right now." 

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