President Trump accused the media of “phony reporting” Thursday for failing to report that Russians also spread damaging information about him during the 2016 campaign.
“‘One of the things that has been lost in the politics of this situation is that the Russians collected and spread negative information about then candidate Trump.’ Catherine Herridge @FoxNews. So why doesn’t Fake News report this? Witch Hunt! Purposely phony reporting,” Trump tweeted.
…about then candidate Trump.” Catherine Herridge @FoxNews. So why doesn’t Fake News report this? Witch Hunt! Purposely phony reporting.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2017
“One of the things that has been lost in the politics of this situation is that the Russians collected and spread negative information…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2017
Herridge is a reporter for Fox News.
The president has frequently criticized the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, calling it a “witch hunt” and “fake news.”
He has also condemned the press for missing the big story of the Russia probe, which are the leaks from the intelligence community that have plagued the administration since Trump’s inauguration.
