President Donald Trump set off a weekend social media firestorm with a single tweet, which can be read below:
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
Outrage and criticism came from both Left and Right of the political aisle, where criticism focused on intimidating the press as an affront to American democratic principles.
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