[Steely Tom]

I still can't get over the fact that the incoming President of the United States flatly refused to "give a question" to a reporter from a super-establishment, totally liberal-biased news organization, and then — when its reporter became apoplectic and started shouting — directly, loudly, and explicitly labeled the reporter and his employer 'fake news', the very label that had been dreamt up by the MSM back in November to delegitimize counter news stories from the new media.

He called them out in front of the world, and was not disputed! All the little CNN cockroach could do was splutter "that is not appropriate," which is all he could say because he couldn't say anything like "CNN has always insisted on the highest journalistic standards" or "CNN has never broadcast a story that hasn't been verified by at least two sources" because obviously both of those statements would be utterly untrue and everyone knows it.

He called them out and there wasn't a thing they could say in their own defense. Later that day they issued a long screed in which they tried to justify themselves, which was forgotten the minute it was released. Not even their "colleagues" are defending them.

This amazes me. It's almost like the Berlin Wall coming down.

[Chuzzlewit]

Agreed. That press conference was an amazing moment and I will always remember it. The man has brass balls!

[Resettozero]

Not even their "colleagues" are defending them.

Shep Smith's half-hearted effort on daytime FNC is the only instance worth mentioning.

[Kozy]

Low energy Jeb, Crooked Hillary now Fake News Network. Trump has labeled antagonist, the labels stick and the antagonist is swept aside however the label sticks forever.

[samtheman]

comment #9 is an excellent summary of what happened between Trump and CNN