White House Posts Trump Statement Defending Restrictions on Media Access as Fight Against “Fake News,” Not Free Press

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The @WhiteHouse account shared a quote from President Donald J. Trump stating that the administration is not assaulting the free press (which he says he cherishes) but is targeting “FAKE NEWS,” which he describes as having “grown like Cancer” in the U.S. This responds to the revocation of White House credentials for outlets including CNN, Politico, and MSNOW, which have filed lawsuits alleging First Amendment violations.

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“The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer in our beloved United States of America…” - President Donald J. Trump

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