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Donald Trump threatens to 'take away media's credentials' over negative news stories about him | Donald Trump threatens to 'take away media's credentials' over negative news stories about him |
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Donald Trump has suggested he could "take away credentials" of media organisations over negative stories about him. | Donald Trump has suggested he could "take away credentials" of media organisations over negative stories about him. |
"The Fake News is working overtime." the US president wrote on Twitter. "Just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the Network News about me is negative (Fake). | |
"Why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt? Take away credentials?" | |
The billionaire appeared to be responding to a segment on his favourite cable news show, Fox & Friends, which aired figures collated by Media Research Center (MRC), a right-wing media watchdog. | |
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