Trump takes war on 'fake news' to UK – and tells towering, easily debunked lies

The US president’s attack on CNN was blunt, rude and dismal, but stayed true his well-honed communications strategy

Donald Trump took his war against “fake news” to the UK on Friday, using the term as a means to row back on his criticisms of the British prime minister in an interview with the Sun, and to refuse once again to take a question from CNN at a press conference.

“CNN is fake news, I don’t take questions from CNN,” Trump said, calling on Fox News instead.

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