10 things you need to know today: February 25, 2017

Trump bashes press and appeals to patriotism at CPAC, White House slams 'indefensible' reports on FBI-Russia investigation interference, and more

President Trump speaks at CPAC 2017
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1. Trump bashes press and appeals to patriotism at CPAC

President Trump opened his speech Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference with a tirade against the media, which he labels the "enemy of the American people." He suggested banning anonymous sources, noting a nine-source story by The Washington Post that accurately detailed former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's discussions with a Russian ambassador. Returning to campaign themes, Trump promised he'll repeal and replace ObamaCare while rounding up "the gang members, the drug dealers, and the criminal aliens and throwing them the hell out of our country." He closed with a rallying cry of "America First," dismissing globalism with a reminder that there is "no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency, or a global flag."

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.