By Lalit K JhaWashington, Dec 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump todaydisputed a news report that he watches hours of cable newsprogramming as part of his daily routine, calling it a fakenews.
The New York Times on Saturday reported that thepresident consumes "long spells of cable news," including thebig three cable news networks — CNN, MSNBC and Fox News - tocatch up on news.
Trump, the NYT reported, often "flips to CNN for news,moves to 'Fox & Friends' for comfort and messaging ideas, andsometimes watches MSNBCÂ’s 'Morning Joe' because, friendssuspect, it fires him up for the day." The president "spendsat least four hours a day, and sometimes as much as twicethat, in front of a television," according to the report.
"Another false story, this time in the Failing The NewYork Times that I watch 4-8 hours of television a day -Wrong!" Trump said this in a tweet.
During his Asia trip, Trump had told reporters that herarely watched television as he spend most of his time readingdocuments.
The president, who has been sharply critical of CNN andother news outlets throughout his political career, alsodisputed that he "hate-watches" CNN anchor Don Lemon's show to"get worked up," as the Times reported, taking a shot at thelate-night newscaster.
"I never watch Don Lemon, who I once called the 'dumbestman on television!' Bad Reporting," he tweeted.
However, the Democratic party criticised him for tweetingon this issue in the aftermath of an explosion in New YorkCity.
"This is Trump's first tweet after an explosion inNY...," tweeted Sabrina Singh, the deputy communicationsdirector of the Democratic National Committee. PTI LKJUZM.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.