Trump slammed for 'Fake News Awards'
President Donald Trump has come under fire - including from his own party - after he unveiled the winners of his "Fake News Awards".
Sharing the news on Twitter, Trump names CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post - on a list published on the Republican Party's website.
"Despite some very corrupt and dishonest media coverage, there are many great reporters I respect and lots of GOOD NEWS for the American people to be proud of!," he tweeted.
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According to the billionaire, CNN bagged four wins out of 11 categories. The New York Times also received two mentions.
And the FAKE NEWS winners are...https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
U.S. Senator John McCain criticised Trump in an essay written for The Washington Post - urging him to stop attacking the American press.
"Whether Trump knows it or not, these efforts are being closely watched by foreign leaders who are already using his words as cover as they silence and shutter one of the key pillars of democracy," McCain wrote.
While, in a speech by republican and Arizona Senator, Jeff Flake says the US president has used words once spoken by the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin to describe his enemies - words that are 'shameful and disgraceful.'
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake in his Senate floor speech directed at President Trump: “The free press is the despot’s enemy, which makes the free press the guardian of democracy.” https://t.co/IQIn7FGSrV pic.twitter.com/FO4hIpT6hl
— CNN (@CNN) January 17, 2018