President Donald Trump delights in using the term “fake news,” and even takes credit for coining the term. But he insists he bears no responsibility for what press advocates say is a steep rise in threats and attacks against reporters, including by foreign autocrats who jail, censor and assault journalists. Trump says he doesn’t condone such attacks, but he says the term “fake news” is well deserved by many in the mainstream news media. "I do think it’s very bad for a country when the news is not accurately portrayed,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.
Political Cornflakes: Happy to take credit for coining the term ‘fake news,’ President Trump says he bears no responsibility for rise in attacks on journalists
