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On Friday, President Donald Trump denied claims of his alleged displeasure with U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, reports The Hill.

A Closer Look at the Report and President Trump's Response

On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published a report with multiple assertions regarding the president. In the aforementioned report, the publication stated that Trump "faulted" Mnuchin over an appointment of a Federal Reserve chairman.

Shortly after the release of the piece, President Trump issued an impassioned denial of the claims via Twitter.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1066116263649382400

Friday does not mark the media's first time of issuing reports about the president or his administration which were later debunked as untrue.

False Media Reports and the Trump Administration

Since the inception of his entry into politics, Trump has maintained a tense and often hostile relationship with the mainstream media. Throughout the 2016 election, Trump and his supporters maintained that the press misrepresented him for the sake of tossing the victory odds in Clinton's favor. Since his time in office, the president's relationship with the press remains unamicable.

Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article stating that President Trump has started to question the loyalty of Vice President Pence. However, similarly to the Wall Street Journal's report, the commander-in-chief denied the Times' assertions. Trump also stated that the new outlet failed to verify their sources and ask him for a quote.

In September, the New York Times also came under fire after they published an anonymous piece; an unknown member of the Trump administration allegedly wrote the article. Throughout the text, the writer stated that members of the administration are working against Trump for the sake of America. Following the publication of the piece, various individuals within the administration came forward, insisting that they did not write it.

President Trump has repeatedly criticized the mainstream media via Twitter and other outlets. He also maintains that the press bears responsibility for political unrest in the country.

Finally, the White House has also affirmed the commander-in-chief's satisfaction with the performance of U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin.

"President Trump appreciates Secretary Mnuchin’s service as a key member of his cabinet and reports suggesting otherwise are false."