It’s another day that ends in Y as Trump attacks the media
OK, CNN. It’s your turn. And The New York Times? You’re up after that.
President Donald Trump is constantly attacking the media. Sometimes he goes after a particular journalist. Sometimes it’s a specific news outlet. Maybe it’s a wire service. Maybe it’s a public broadcaster.
On Wednesday, it was CNN’s turn to feel Trump’s wrath, followed quickly by the Times. The president was upset over a report that … came from his own administration.
Over the weekend, the U.S. attacked several nuclear sites in Iran. Trump said at the time, “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.” In a press conference Sunday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the mission an “incredible and overwhelming success.”
But it might not have been a total success.
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