Twenty-nine Percent of Americans See Media as ‘Enemy of the People,’ According to Poll

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Similarly to the 29 percent of recently polled Americans, the president has blasted the press as the “enemy of the people,” frequently via Twitter.

Trump has also publicly discussed revoking the credentials of various media outlets who he describes as “fake news.”

Some news media outlets have responded to accusations alleging their dishonesty. Throughout the second half of 2017, CNN and Trump publicly sparred regarding the validity of the former’s reports. CNN even launched a “#FactsFirst” campaign, widely viewed as a passive-aggressive response to allegations of “fake news.”

CNN also pushed back against the president’s condemnation of the manner in which the platform represents the United States.