But for Twitter, would have to hold pressers every hour to counter fake news: Trump
October 17, 2018  23:36
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his frequent use of social media, especially Twitter, arguing that this is essential to counter "fake news" otherwise he would have to hold a press conference "every hour".
      
"That's a way of getting out the message. Look, we have fake news," Trump said in an interview when asked about this.

"I do like it (tweeting). It's a form of getting out the truth," he said adding that he enjoys press conferences.
      
"Has anybody ever said to you, 'Mr President, let me have your phone. I want to take your phone away from you for just a brief, shining moment. We don't want any more of these tweets'. Anybody ever try that?" he was asked.
"Everyone's fake. You look at what's - and I'm not saying you and some of the people on Fox. Not all of them, but some of them, but there's so much misinformation being put out. That's my only form of communicating really other than having a press conference every hour. If I do a press conference every hour," Trump said.

Trump asserted that he and his administration are communicating very well.
"The polls are going through the roof. I think the Republicans are going to do well in the midterms, and I'm doing a lot of work on this," he said as he went on to lash out at several media outlets.

-- PTI
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