Trump Extends Rare Olive Branch to the Media: ‘The Press Has Been Relatively Fair to Me Over the Last Year… Bad, But Not Horrible’
Either hell is freezing over or President Donald Trump is in a pretty good mood. Why? Because the president gave the mainstream media a rare compliment — by his standards, at least — during the National Governors Association dinner at the White House on Saturday night.
“Now we’re with some very special reporters tonight — I often say the fake news, but I will not say that tonight. Even though I’m on live television, I will not call you fake news!” Trump said during his introductory speech.
Trump added a moment later, “I said to myself the press has been relatively fair to me over the last year, meaning they’ve been bad, but not horrible.” That drew a few chuckles from the crowd.
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