President Donald Trump heaped criticism on what he called purveyors of “fake news” on Friday at a gathering of conservative activists that took him back to his roots as an anti-establishment candidate.
Speaking to a large group of conservatives, Trump sought to clarify a recent tweet in which he said some in the U.S. news media should be considered an “enemy of the people.”
“I’m against the people that make up stories and make up sources.
“They shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody’s name.
“ Let their name be out there, let there be no more sources,” Trump said.
Trump has repeatedly chosen to make criticism of the news media a central focus of his public remarks since taking office on Jan. 20.
He did this even as the courts blocked his order temporarily barring entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees.
He fired his national security adviser and he faces questions about Russian interference in the Nov. 8 U.S. election.
The speech allowed Trump to put his stamp firmly on the political movement even as some activists fret that his immigration and trade policies go too far.
Trump addressed the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference, which has focused on how to fulfill long-held Republican goals to revamp the U.S. tax code.
“Repeal federal regulations on industry and repeal former Democratic President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.’’
With Trump in the White House and Republicans holding majorities in Congress, the party and thousands of conservative activists who flock to the event yearly from across the country are seeing their political influence rising.
Trump in an interview talked about imposing some form of a border tax to encourage more U.S. manufacturing.
He called the Chinese “grand champions” of currency manipulation that hurts U.S. exports and talked of expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
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