Oct 25, 2018 - Technology

Trump blames "hateful" fake news for societal anger

President Trump placed "a very big part" of the blame for the "Anger we see today in our society" on the news media and its "Fake News" reporting in a Thursday tweet — one day after pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats around the country.

"A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!"

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