“What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort!,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
The post came after he made comments about disinfectant, sunlight, and bleach on Thursday. On Friday, he told a reporter that he was “asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen.”
On Saturday, White House CCP virus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx said news outlets have been selective in how headlines were crafted.
“I think the media is very slicey and dicey about how they put sentences together in order to create headlines. ...We know for millennials in other studies that some people may only read the headlines. And if there’s not a graphic, they’re not going to look any further than that,” Birx told Fox News.
She added, “I think we have to be responsible about our headlines. I think often, the reporting maybe accurate in paragraph three, four, and five. But I’m not sure how many people actually get to paragraph three, four, and five. And I think the responsibility that the press has is to really ensure that the headlines reflect the science and data that is in their piece itself.”
