The Washington Times: White House press secretary Sean Spicer lashed out at the news media Saturday over what he called “deliberately false reporting” about President Trump’s first day in office.
At a hastily convened briefing at the White House, Mr. Spicer admonished the news media for tweets that falsely claimed Mr. Trump removed the Martin Luther King Jr. bust from the Oval Office and that presented photographs that minimized the size of the crowd.
“There has been a lot of talk in the media about the responsibility to hold Donald Trump responsible, and I’m here to tell you that it goes two ways. We’re going to hold the press accountable as well,” he said.
He noted that the tweet about the bust was “just plain wrong” and that the New York Times published a photograph that disputed the misleading image on Twitter.
“This kind of dishonesty in the media, the challenging that bringing about our nation together is making more difficult,” said Mr. Spicer.
The press secretary’s first briefing had been scheduled for Monday, but the briefing was called Saturdayafternoon in response to the reporting of the inauguration and Mr. Trump’s move to the White House.
