Trump tweets out early-morning attacks on CNN, books, baselessly claims NBC News 'fudged' his Comey interview

Donald Trump. — (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump went on an early-morning Twitter tirade against his favorite media punching bags Thursday, first claiming that CNN's "hatred and extreme bias" against him has "made them unable to function," and suggesting that AT&T fire Jeff Zucker ("Little Jeff Z") because "his ratings suck." Trump then said NBC News was actually "the worst," predicting that NBC News Chairman Andy Lack "is about to be fired (?) for incompetence" — the rumors are actually that he's in trouble due to Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct and other #MeToo scandals — and made a curious, apparently unsubstantiated claim that NBC News "fudged" the interview where Trump admitted on national TV that he fired FBI Director James Comey because of the Russia investigation.

Trump concluded by throwing "fake books" into the media bonfire and declaring that all media are the "Enemy of the People!" NBC News political director Chuck Todd seems to be subtweeting the president here, and suggesting you avert your eyes in embarrassment.

Certainly, taking the occasional break from the Twitter machine is good for everybody's mental health.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.