More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
Monday’s network morning shows were aghast at President Trump continuing to criticize the liberal media with a Friday tweet in which he labeled them “fake news” and “the enemy of the American people.” In response, the ABC, NBC, and CBS broadcasts accused him of “declaring an all-out war on journalists” and compared Trump to Richard Nixon in the midst of Watergate.
On ABC’s Good Morning America, correspondent Cecilia Vega highlighted how the President “hit the road for a re-election rally”while “taking aim at his favorite target, the media,” remarking that “No Donald Trump rally would be complete without a healthy dose of media bashing.” She then proclaimed: “The latest onslaught follows this tweet, the President declaring all-out war on journalists, calling them ‘The enemy of the American people.’”