The Hill reports:
President Trump bashed CNN upon his return from a 12-day Asia trip, calling it “fake” in an early morning tweet on Wednesday. Trump’s tweets come just days after he told reporters aboard Air Force One that he is usually too busy “reading documents” to watch cable news.
Trump faced heavy criticism from Democrats over his trip to Asia. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Trump’s excursion a “colossal flop” in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
“I have never been so ashamed of a foreign trip in my years. It’s just inside-out,” Schumer said. “We attack our friends and the people who have given us the most trouble, China and Russia, we mollycoddle — that is so bad for the future of this country.”
While in the Philippines I was forced to watch @CNN, which I have not done in months, and again realized how bad, and FAKE, it is. Loser!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2017
.@foxandfriends will be showing much of our successful trip to Asia, and the friendships & benefits that will endure for years to come!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2017
Our great country is respected again in Asia. You will see the fruits of our long but successful trip for many years to come!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2017