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Trump denied a reported claim that he "hate-watches" Don Lemon's CNN show.

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00:00President Donald Trump made it clear on Monday morning that he doesn't watch Don Lemon's

00:04show on CNN, despite a report in the New York Times over the weekend that Trump hate-watches

00:09CNN to get worked up, especially Don Lemon.

00:12According to the Times, people close to him estimate that Mr. Trump spends at least four

00:16hours a day — and sometimes as much as twice that — in front of a television, sometimes

00:22with the volume muted, marinating in the no-holds-barred wars of cable news and eager to fire back.

00:28The Times also reported that Trump's favorite Fox News personalities to watch are Sean Hannity,

00:32Laura Ingraham and Jeanine Pirro. Trump took to Twitter to refute claims from the story.

00:37He wrote,

00:38Another false story, this time in the failing New York Times.

00:41That I watch four to eight hours of television a day. Wrong.

00:45Also, I seldom, if ever, watch CNN or MSNBC, both of which I consider fake news.

00:51I never watched Don Lemon, who I once called the dumbest man on television. Bad reporting.

00:55Back in August 2016, Trump called Lemon a lightweight and dumb as a rock on Twitter.

01:00CNN pushed back on Trump's criticism of Lemon in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

01:04A network spokesperson said,

01:06In a world where bullies torment kids on social media to devastating effect on a regular basis,

01:11with insults and name-calling, it is sad to see our president engaging in the very same behavior himself.

01:17Adding,

01:18Leaders should lead by example.

01:20The Times also responded to Trump's claim that the lengthy story is another false story.

01:24The paper said in a statement on Twitter,

01:26For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:35For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.