President Donald Trump blasted the media as “fake news” and criticized journalists for taking part in the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
Trump held a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as several other events took place in Washington, D.C., including the dinner, the People’s Climate March and Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, hosted by TBS’s Samantha Bee.
“A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation’s capitol right now,” he said. “They are gathered together for a White House Correspondents’ Dinner without the president.”
While speaking to reporters at the Ames Companies headquarters ahead of the rally, Trump struck a less critical tone about the dinner.
“I hope they have a good dinner, But ours is going to be much more exciting, I think,” Trump told reporters in the White House pool. “We have a big crowd. We sold thousands and thousands of tickets.”
But his Pennsylvania rally was largely a chance for Trump to rail against what he called “the dishonest media.”
At one point, the president claimed he invented the phrase “fake news.”
“Everybody is using the word ‘fake news,’” he said. “Where did you hear it first, folks?”
Vice President Mike Pence also made an appearance at the rally, labeling the mainstream media as “fake news” and prompting chants of “CNN sucks” from the audience while introducing Trump.
This story is developing, check back for updates.
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