Trump accuses press of bias when asked if shooting will change his relationship to media
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- Trump says press and Democrats are “almost one in the same” during CBS interview.
- He defends continued engagement with media despite sharp criticism.
US President Donald Trump accused members of the press of being “almost one in the same” with the Democratic Party when asked whether the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington would change his relationship with the media.
“Well, look, for whatever reason, we disagree on a lot of subjects. We talk about crime. I’m very strong on crime. It seems like the press isn’t,” he said on CBS’ “60 Minutes.”
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“It’s not so much the press. It’s the press plus the Democrats, because they’re almost one in the same. It’s like the craziest thing.”
Later in the interview, Trump repeated that claim, insisting that while “there are great people in the press,” the press was “very liberal or very progressive.”
Despite his criticism, he said that it was “really bad for a crazy person to be able to cancel something like this” and that he didn’t want the event to be scrapped, adding that he was pleased with “the spirit” on Saturday evening between members of his administration and the media following the shooting.
“I was really happy to see the … I don’t know how long it’ll last, the relationship, the friendship, the spirit after a very bad event took place,” he said. “Now, the event turned out to be much less bad because nobody was killed.”
