Trump: 'The Fake News Media Is the Enemy of the American People'
Trump labels news media 'enemy of the American People', an unprecedented attack on press freedom by a sitting president. This language has been linked to increased threats against journalists.
Tweet text: "The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"
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