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00:00The White House today launched a new fake news portal, which I found interesting.
00:08What is your objective with that, ultimately?
00:11And are you going to name the news networks?
00:13And are you also going to name some of the correspondents, some which may be here today?
00:18Yes, we are.
00:20I'm glad you noticed, much to the dismay of some of your colleagues in the room, John.
00:25And I think it goes to our original promise on day one to hold the media accountable.
00:30Because, unfortunately, and we deal with this all day, every day around here,
00:35there are so many fake stories that are unfortunately written that have inaccurate characterizations of meetings that took place.
00:42And it's all based on anonymous sourcing.
00:44And, you know, the standard for journalism, unfortunately, has dropped to such a historic low in this country.
00:49And, again, we deal with it every day where you can have an anonymous source
00:53who has no idea what they're talking about, zero credibility,
00:56call up a reporter in Washington and say, hey, I heard this.
01:00And then the next thing you know, it's on the front page of the New York Times.
01:03It's really incomprehensible.
01:04We appreciate the journalists, some of those who are in this room who do reach out for comment,
01:09who try to get things right.
01:10And there are some that remain.
01:11But overwhelmingly, the fake news that we see pumped out of this building on a day-to-day basis,
01:17it's honestly overwhelming to keep up with it all and to constantly have to defend against these fake news and these attacks.
01:24And I will point out one fake news story over the weekend before I let you all go from the New York Times
01:29that took about one-third of the president's daily calendar and his daily schedule
01:34and said that he's doing less than he did in his first term or he might not be fit for the job.
01:40That is unequivocally false.
01:43And it's deeply unfortunate that this story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who wrote this.
01:49Biden is doing 100% fine after tripping while boarding Air Force One.
01:54Oh, same outlet, same reporter who wrote that President Trump is not fit for the job.
01:59Are you kidding me?
02:00You all see him almost every single day.
02:03He is the most accessible president in history.
02:05He is taking meetings around the clock.
02:07Another one, Biden declared, quote, healthy and vigorous after his first presidential physical.
02:13I don't see headlines like that too often about this president.
02:17Again, same reporter, same outlet who wrote falsely over the weekend that President Trump is not fit for the job.
02:23I can assure you he absolutely is.
02:26You all see that with your own eyes on a daily basis.
02:28And the president's physician has now given you all three detailed reports on the state of the president's health.
02:34So with that, I will leave you all and we'll see you tomorrow.
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