Will Trump’s attacks on media lead to violence against journalists?

UN Human Rights Council says US president’s ‘vitriolic’ rhetoric is ‘designed to undermine confidence in reporting’

Trump, CNN, Media, Fake News
The president has waged a war of words against the press, particularly news channel CNN 
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Most commentators agree that the office of US president has entered uncharted territory since Donald Trump took power, not least in terms of political rhetoric.

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