US President Donald Trump has claimed that America is recording its ‘best financial numbers ever’, accusing the news media of refusing to report what he described as strong financial results.
The President made the claim in a post on Truth Social, writing: “We have the BEST FINANCIAL NUMBERS EVER, and the FAKE NEWS MEDIA refuses to report them!!! He did not specify which indicators he was referring to. A reporter questioned Trump about whether he wanted outlets that support him to be part of the press pool, the president rejected the suggestion. “No, no, no. “What I don’t like is fake news. And they’re fake news. The remarks came after Trump had banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds over what his administration described as problems with their reporting. The three organizations challenged the move in court, arguing that the restrictions violated their constitutional rights.
I want real news, not fake news,” Trump said. He then said he supports “an open, free press” but criticized what he called the “fake press”, specifically targeting CNN and MS NOW. 100%,” Trump said, before arguing that he doubted the outlets had produced “one good story” about him in two years.
