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Trump Identifies Reporter By The Question He Asked — ‘I Figured, Fake News CNN’

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Mike Brest Reporter
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President Trump asked a reporter what outlet he was from after the reporter asked a question about the G7 Summit. When the reporter said he was with CNN, President Trump quipped, “I figured, fake news CNN, the worst.”

“I could tell by the qu [sic] – I had no idea you were CNN, after the question I was just curious as to who you’re with, you’re with CNN,” the president said.

“As you were heading into these G7 talks there was a sense that America’s close allies were frustrated with you and angry with you and that you were angry with them and that you were leaving here early to go meet for more friendlier talks with Kim Jong Un in Singapore,” a CNN reporter said, which prompted Trump’s remark. “I was wondering if you would view it the same way? And do you view the U.S. alliance system shifting under your presidency?”

The president is leaving the G7 Summit early to go to Singapore to meet with Kim Jong Un early next week.