US President Donald Trump attacked the news media and dismissed leaks from the White House as "fake news" on Sunday, following reports his son-in-law tried to set up a secret channel of communications with Moscow before Trump took office. "It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media," Trump wrote in a series of Twitter posts on Sunday. In a statement later on Sunday night, carried by the New York Times, Trump praised Kushner and the work he has done in the White House. Trump officials were preparing to establish a "war room" to address an issue that has begun to dominate his young presidency. 'A GOOD THING'White House officials defended the concept of secret communications channels without commenting specifically on the Kushner case.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 07:30 UTC