Jake Tapper points to December tweet as proof Trump is dishonest with media

CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday cited a three-month-old tweet by President Trump to refute his claim at the time that the media were reporting “fake news” about him firing outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

“The media has been speculating that I fired Rex Tillerson or that he would be leaving soon – FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote in a tweet he posted on Dec. 1 last year. “He’s not leaving and while we disagree on certain subjects, (I call the final shots) we work well together and America is highly respected again!”