1. ‘Frankly disgusting’
In the Oval Office, Donald Trump escalated his war on the media and suggested repercussions. “It is frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write and people should look into it,” he said.
Trump ‘unstable’, ‘unraveling’
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An example for all the world
What’s ironic about Trump’s anti -press rants is this statement his State Dept gave TODAY about a journalist sentenced to prison in Turkey. pic.twitter.com/SmGYrWtgqo
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) October 11, 2017
Summary
Earlier Wednesday, Trump suggested that it might be appropriate to challenge the license of NBC News, after a report that Trump requested a tenfold increase in the US nuclear arsenal, a report Trump called “made up” and “pure fiction”.
'Challenge their License'
With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2017
'Open up our libel laws'
#tbt Donald Trump pledges to curb press freedom through libel laws https://t.co/FGMAQ5pp5n
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 11, 2017
2. Sandberg on the Hill
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, told lawmakers the company was working hard to ensure Americans “understand what the propaganda is that they may or may not be reading”, said a Republican representative.
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3. Kushner likes Bannon insurgency
Jared Kushner, the White House adviser, sent the former Trump aide Steve Bannon a thumbs-up text message after Bannon went on TV and said “Corker, McConnell, the entire clique – establishment, globalist clique – on Capitol Hill have to go”, Politico reported.
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4. Eminem on Donald Trump
5. Trump may visit DMZ
Trump could soon find himself confronting North Korean soldiers on the world’s most heavily armed border: reports say the president is considering a visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) during his forthcoming trip to South Korea.
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... and another thing:
MEDIA: Robot that automatically prints President Trump's tweets and then burns them pic.twitter.com/ccD1gE4qsY
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) October 11, 2017
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