White House Attacks Media in Press Release Alleging ‘Hoaxes Perpetuated’ Against Trump: ‘Another Day, More Lies’

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The White House attacked several “Fake News outlets” on Wednesday, including CNN, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

In a press release titled, “Another Day, More Lies,” the White House tore into the news outlets for covering President Donald Trump’s government spending freeze.

“The hoaxes perpetuated against President Donald J. Trump and his administration never stop, and today was no exception,” the press release complained:

HOAX: A score of Fake News outlets, including Axios, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others, claimed President Trump’s directive to temporarily pause certain federal spending was “rescinded.”

FACT: No such thing took place. Instead, a memo from the Office of Management and Budget was rescinded in an effort to alleviate confusion — and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump’s order remains “in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented” as the administration works to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.

The White House also protested the media’s coverage of Health Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is currently undergoing confirmation in the Senate:

The hoaxes extended to the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

HOAX: Secretary-designate Kennedy is “anti-vaccine,” as multiple members of the Senate Committee on Finance claimed and the Fake News wrote before the hearing had even started.

FACT: This lie has been repeatedly debunked by Secretary-designate Kennedy himself — describing himself to the committee as neither “anti-vaccine [n]or “anti-industry,” but “pro-safety.” In reality, like President Trump, he is simply advocating for “good science” to enable Americans to make informed medical decisions about themselves and their families.

HOAX: As part of the Trump administration, Secretary-designate Kennedy would implement a national abortion ban and “restrict or even ban medication abortion without a single act of Congress.”

FACT: Secretary-designate Kennedy pledged to implement President Trump’s policies — which include leaving abortion to the states, ending barbaric late-term abortions, protecting conscientious objections, and ending federal funding for abortions.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tore into the media during her first White House press conference on Tuesday.

“Millions of Americans, especially young people, have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media and other independent outlets,” she said, noting that “Americans trust in mass media has fallen to a record low.”