Trump Praises Activist Investor’s Move on AT&T While Renewing Criticism on CNN

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (R) gives brief remarks on the administration's actions to combat the opioid crisis and announced $1.8 billion in grants to states and cities to assist in their responses to this crisis during an event at the White House on Sept. 4, 2019. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Sept. 9 that an activist investor’s move on AT&T including questioning its past business decisions like the takeover of Time Warner—CNN’s parent company—was “great news,” while taking the opportunity to repeat his criticism of the network’s news reporting.

“Great news that an activist investor is now involved with AT&T. As the owner of VERY LOW RATINGS @CNN, perhaps they will now put a stop to all of the Fake News emanating from its non-credible ‘anchors.’ Also, I hear that, because of its bad ratings, it is losing a fortune,” Trump began in his Twitter thread.