Trump Denies That He Watches Four to Eight Hours of TV Per Day
President Donald Trump is disputing a report that he is said to watch up to eight hours of television each day, calling it “another false story.”
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Nov. 28.
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New York (AP) -- Some stinging mistakes in stories involving President Donald Trump have given him fresh ammunition in his battle against the media while raising questions about whether news organizations need to peel back the curtain on how they operate.
The president tweeted six attacks on what he calls "fake news" over the weekend, saying the "out of control" media puts out purposely false and defamatory stories. That led to a contentious exchange at Monday's White House press briefing between press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and CNN's Jim Acosta.