Washington: New attacks on the media and the FBI were unleashed by Donald Trump on Friday. The US president described the media as "fake news providers", while earlier he said that the FBI is "incompetent" to find out the agents who give information to the press.
Speaking at a conservative activist conference in Maryland, Trump sought to clarify what he meant by tweeting that some US media outlets should be considered "enemies of the people."
"I am against those people who invent stories and invent sources. They should not be allowed to use sources unless they mention someone's name. Announce the names (of the sources). "There should be no more (anonymous) sources", he claimed.
The US president delivered the speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which focused on efforts to achieve the Republican Party's goals, such as revising the tax code, revoking federal regulatory and regulatory of the so-called Obamacare, the insurance coverage law promoted by former President Barack Obama.
Earlier, Trump had aimed his arrows at the FBI. "The FBI is completely incapable of stopping people 'leaking' information about national security that has been infiltrating our government for a long time. They can't even find the culprits even inside the FBI. Confidential information is given to the media, which could have catastrophic consequences for the US. FIND (THEM) NOW "he wrote in two messages he posted this morning on Twitter.
The U.S. president's tweets came as CNN aired a report on the FBI's refusal to respond to the White House's request to publicly deny information written in articles about alleged contacts between the Trump camp and Russia. during his election campaign.
The CNN report cited unnamed officials.
A White House official confirmed that the White House request to the FBI was made after the agency reported that the articles in the press were inaccurate.
Source: philenews.com