President Trump wasted no time in sharing his thoughts this morning, penning several tweets that slammed news networks with "a sick and biased AGENDA," demanded action against an immigrant caravan from Honduras, and boasted a poll that showed a 50 percent approval rating.
The president's tweetstorm was primarily focused on media networks that broadcast critical news coverage. Trump's longtime foe, CNN, was the center of a tweet that claimed that journalists could only get a job at the network by being "totally anti-Trump." The "Fakers" at NBC, ABC, and CBS were also called out, as Trump defended the conservative Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the media conglomerate that has come under fire for requiring all affiliate station anchors to read an anti-fake news script. According to the president, other networks are simply jealous of Sinclair's quality reporting.
Between his media critiques, the president turned back to his concern over the "caravans" of migrants headed to the U.S. from Central America. Trump has tweeted about the group of migrants — mostly individuals headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, fleeing instability in Honduras — in recent days, threatening to stop the "cash cow NAFTA" in order to pressure Mexico into cracking down on the migrants.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
To finish up the morning's Twitter session, Trump thanked the conservative-leaning Rasmussen poll that reported Monday that half of voters approve of the president's performance, higher than most other polls show. Trump touted the results, inventing a new nickname for his predecessor in the process. "Thank you to Rasmussen for the honest polling. Just hit 50%, which is higher than Cheatin' Obama at the same time in his Administration," he tweeted.
-
Denmark's 'pornographic' mermaid statue is in hot waterUnder the Radar Town will reportedly remove voluptuous Big Mermaid, despite statue being 'arguably a bit less naked' than Copenhagen monument the Little Mermaid
-
August 10 editorial cartoonsCartoons Sunday's political cartoons include a global plastics problem, GOP enthusiasm over tariffs, and more
-
5 thin-skinned cartoons about shooting the messengerCartoons Artists take on unfavorable weather, a look in the mirror, and more
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
-
Giant schnauzer wins top prize at Westminster showSpeed Read Monty won best in show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club dog show
-
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar take top GrammysSpeed Read Beyoncé took home album of the year for 'Cowboy Carter' and Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' won five awards
-
The Louvre is giving 'Mona Lisa' her own roomSpeed Read The world's most-visited art museum is getting a major renovation
-
Honda and Nissan in merger talksSpeed Read The companies are currently Japan's second and third-biggest automakers, respectively
