[Alberta's Child]

I suspect they responded this way for two reasons:

1. They figured out that this wasn't just politically biased reporting, but that Trump set them up and played them for fools.

2. Trump's response ("I thought they were out of business!" or something like that) is about a thousand times more humiliating than a "Fake news!" rant would have been.

[AndyJackson]

Trump set them up and played them for fools

And that is unforgivable.