The Week reports:
President Trump skewered the free press on Wednesday, telling reporters that “it is frankly disgusting that the press is able to write whatever it wants to write.” The comments followed Trump’s tweets Wednesday morning, which reacted to an NBC News story that claimed the president had called for the nuclear arsenal to be increased “tenfold.” “With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License?” Trump cryptically asked.
Trump in Oval Office: “It is frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write.” (fact check: #1A = Freedom of press)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 11, 2017
“It is frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write,” Trump (via pool).
Yeah, just totally gross.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 11, 2017
President Trump:
Feb 24: “I love the First Amendment, nobody loves it more than me.”Today: “It is frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write”
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) October 11, 2017
Trump follows up NBC threat: “It is frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write” https://t.co/Ff3muiBgEG pic.twitter.com/HnA718IlEp
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 11, 2017
President Trump: "It's frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write, and people should look into it." pic.twitter.com/gT9FhI94tJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 11, 2017