Tag: Trump fake news

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  “The press is not the enemy of the people”, says unanimous resolution by the Republican-led US Senate

  

  The Republican-led Senate passed a resolution affirming its commitment to protecting freedom of speech and condemned recent attacks on journalists and members of the media. In a resolution brought forth by Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, lawmakers affirmed “that the press is not the enemy of the people,” which passed by unanimous consent.

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 07:45 UTC

  US newspapers coordinately challenge Donald Trump's attacks on the media

  

  More than 300 U.S. newspapers run editorials on Thursday that promote press freedom to counter Donald Trump's attacks on the media, in a move coordinated by The Boston Globe. President Trump has often attacked some media reports as “fake news” and called journalists the “enemy of the people,” and “very dangerous and sick,” in a tweet earlier this month.