If the press were not fake and if it was honest, the press would have said what i said was very nice. Wait a minute. Im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. The press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. The public doesnt believe you people anymore. Now, maybe i had something to do with that, i dont know. As you know i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. The media. In other words, the fake news. Any media that dislikes what hes done. Today, the president received a Double Rebuke from members of his own party. In a column for the Washington Post senator john mccain said President Trump is sending a dangerous message to the world. He wrote the while Administration Officials often condemn violence against reporters abroad trump continues his attacks on the Integrity Of American Journalists and news outlets providing cover for repressive regimes to follow suit. On the senate floor this
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the most corrupt and biassed of the mainstream pedia will be presented wednesday, january 17th. that s today. at her briefing today, sanders promised something later today. as of this hour, it s still a mystery what it is. that s the absurd. here s the reality. according to committee to the protect journalists 42 were killed last year doing their jobs. another 262 were imprisoned, 21 arrested on charges of false news. those were the phrase used. i m joined by senator richard blumenthal of connecticut, columnist eugene robinson, and katie townsend, the litigation director for the reporter s committee for freedom of the press. i want to start with katie. congratulations on your organization. thank you. tell me what s the danger of the press, just using the press as his tackling dummy because he doesn t like objective reporting, not opinion like eugene. he s afraid it seems to me of front page facts that are thrown