According to multiple press reports, Donald Trump did not have a very nice weekend.
Word has leaked out over an enraged Donald Trump who forced his Press Secretary Sean Spicer to go out and lie about his crowd size.
A Washington Post piece from yesterday said that following the morning prayer service on Saturday, Trump returned to the White House and “turned on the television to see a jarring juxtaposition — massive demonstrations around the globe protesting his day-old presidency and footage of the sparser crowd at his inauguration, with large patches of white empty space on the Mall.”
The WaPo piece talks about how Trump’s Press Secretary Sean Spicer was still unpacking boxes in his office when “the new president issued a decree: He wanted a fiery public response, and he wanted it to come from his press secretary.”
Trump Can’t Enjoy White House Because Press Is Being Hard On Him
And now we are learning, according to an Associated Press report, that Donald Trump has not been able to enjoy his time at the White House because of all the negative press coverage. Apparently, “he’s dogged by insecurity over his loss of the popular vote in the election and a persistent frustration that the legitimacy of his presidency is being challenged by Democrats and the media, aides and associates say.”
The AP report goes on to say:
…the new president grew increasingly upset the next day by what he felt was “biased” media coverage of women’s marches across the globe protesting his election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Trump was particularly enraged with CNN, which he thought was “gloating” by continually running photos of the women’s march alongside the smaller crowds that attended his inauguration the day before, according to this person, one of several White House aides and associates who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations.
“Trump said he expected his coverage to turn more favorable once he took office. Instead, he’s told people he believes it’s gotten worse.”
Trump loves Conway’s “alternative facts” comment
According to the AP piece, Trump apparently “cheered her use of the phrase “alternative facts” in a recent interview as a way to counteract what he believes is the media’s inherent bias.”
