Trump accuses media of being 'true Enemy of People' in wake of mass shooting

Trump tweeted Monday: "There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news."

Devdiscourse News Desk| Washington | United States

Updated: 29-10-2018 19:40 IST | Created: 29-10-2018 19:15 IST

The president's comments follow a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and a mail bomb scare targeting Democrats and CNN. (Image Credit: Twitter)

President Donald Trump is accusing the media of being "the true Enemy of People" in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.

Trump tweeted Monday: "There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news."

He added that the media "must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly."

The president's comments follow a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and a mail bomb scare targeting Democrats and CNN.

The election season violence rattled a divided nation and prompted questions about whether Trump should tone done his rhetoric.

Trump condemned the Pittsburgh attack as an act of anti-Semitism and has denounced political violence. But he has continued to hold political rallies.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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