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(This report is a follow-up to USA Herald's earlier coverage of President Trump's tweet suggesting the revocation of "fake news" credentials.)

An Overview of the White House's "Commitment" to the Free Press

On Wednesday morning, President Trump sent out a scathing tweet regarding the mainstream media. Within the aforementioned tweet, he accused the "fake news" of "working overtime." The President moreover suggested "taking away" the credentials of said fake news. Many Trump critics seized the opportunity to blast the President as a result of this.

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The foregoing tweet also came up during yesterday's daily White House press briefing. When asked about the matter by a reporter, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders affirmed the Trump administration's willingness to work with the media:

"We are here, we are taking questions, we are doing everything we can to provide regular and constant information to the American people. We are going to continue to try to work with you."

Finally, Sanders pointed out the duty of the press to report factually:

"The press has the responsibility to put out accurate information."

As noted by the press secretary, the mainstream media has failed to report accurately on multiple occasions. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was recently listed as "AWOL" when he was, in fact, going to North Korea to ensure the release of three U.S. prisoners. Untrue reports that First Lady Melania Trump does not live in the White House have also surfaced from the press.

The Debate Regarding the Free Press

As previously stated, President Trump's critics have frequently condemned his ongoing battles with the mainstream media. Americans opposed to the President have also overwhelming opined that he simply labels all negative coverage as "fake." Some of the harshest critics moreover alleged that Trump's criticism of the press constitutes as an assault on the First Amendment.

However, not all Americans share this outlook. Like the White House press secretary, Trump supporters have pointed out instances where the media's unfavorable coverage of the President also turned out to be untrue. Americans who support the Commander-in-Chief overwhelmingly believe the media has earned the frequent backlash.

Finally, readers of The Hill weighed in with their takeaways of the White House's latest affirmation:

"What should he do, roll over, say nothing in response to 24/7 relentless smears, distractions, distortions? He is wise to go over the heads of the press, in reality, they have given him no choice."