During an Oval Office meeting with El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele, President Donald Trump told reporters that “fake news” CNN doesn’t like to talk about positive numbers about the administration “because I think they hate our country, actually.”
While the meeting continued, CNN’s Inside Politics host Dana Bash cut into the feed to say, “We have heard a lot of bits of information, a lot of news nuggets that we want to definitely focus on, a lot of — some misinformation as well.”
“I just want to say for the record, since we heard President Trump say in the Oval Office that CNN hates our country. CNN does not hate our country. That should go without saying. I’ve been here for 32 years, and I see a rhetorical device in him trying to — to say such a thing,” she added.
Watch the moment below:
BREAKING: CNN has announced, despite evidence to the contrary, it does NOT hate America. pic.twitter.com/TIFGiEPXSr
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Trump 2.0 has been working closely with Bukele on deportation flights, sending Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center.
“Actually, what you’re doing with the border is remarkable,” Bukele said. “[Crossings have] dropped, what, 95%? It’s incredible.”
“As of this morning, 99%, 99.1% to be exact,” Trump said.
“Why are those numbers not in the media?” Bukele asked.
Excellent question.
