Donald Trump’s favorite news network is “much more important” than the often critical CNN, the president tweeted Saturday. Just days earlier, Trump’s Justice Department filed a contentious lawsuit to block AT&T’s purchase of CNN’s parent company, Time Warner. The action raised concerns that the federal government is trying to silence CNN’s critical coverage of the president, rather than fears about a powerful media monopoly. Bloomberg reported that Trump confidant Rupert Murdoch, head of 21st Century Fox, asked AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months if CNN was going to be up for sale. The president also accused CNN of spreading “fake news” around the world, saying CNN International represents America “very poorly.” CNN snapped back that it’s not the network’s job to represent the U.S. to the world — it’s the president’s.

Source: CNN November 26, 2017 03:31 UTC