Trump blasts media amid chants of ‘CNN sucks’
After a day of tension between the White House and CNN, the crowd at President Trump’s Pennsylvania rally on Thursday night broke out into chants of “CNN sucks” when the president blasted “fake news.”
Trump at the rally in Wilkes-Barre cited multiple examples of what he called “fake news,” including saying the “fake news refused to call” Pennsylvania for him during the 2016 presidential election.
The crowd responded with boos and jeers, with some chanting, “CNN sucks.”
Trump later returned to the issue of the media during the rally, asking, “Whatever happened to fair press? Whatever happened to honest reporting?”
He also referred to the media as “disgusting.”
[The Hill]
Reality
Here is NBC at 5:04 PM on November 8th, 2016 calling Pennsylvania and the presidency to Donald Trump.
Media
While reminiscing about his 2016 victory in PA, Trump mentions the "fake news" media, which prompts the crowd to boo and chant, "CNN sucks! CNN sucks!" pic.twitter.com/ABSvT2u9u5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 2, 2018