Trump spars with CNN at news conference, calls it “fake news”
- Trump got into a verbal scuffle with CNN on live TV Wednesday, when he refused to allow a reporter from the news organization to ask a question.
- Trump was responding to the explosive report CNN published Tuesday night alleging that Russia has compromising information that could be used to blackmail the president-elect.
- “I am not going to give you a question,” Trump yelled at CNN reporter Jim Acosta. “You are fake news.”
- Acosta didn’t back down: “Since you are attacking our organization, can you give us a chance?” to which Trump spit back “No” before moving on.
- Trump took a large chunk of his news conference — his first since July — to attack CNN and BuzzFeed. Read more
Trump finally concedes that Russia was behind hacks, but minimizes its culpability
- Trump for the first time publicly admitted on Wednesday that he believes the cyberattacks against the DNC were carried out by the Russians.
- “As far as hacking, I think it was Russia,” Trump said at his news conference on Wednesday — a conclusion U.S. intelligence officials came to months ago, which Trump publicly cast doubt on multiple times.
- But he also sought to minimize Russia’s role.“I think we also get hacked by other countries and other people,” Trump said. Read more
HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE ARE ALL FUCKED.
