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Trump: CNN a ‘press shop’ for Clinton

by Jesse Byrnes - 08/01/16 3:17 PM ET

Donald Trump is going after CNN, claiming in a series of tweets Monday afternoon that network employees are biased against him.

The Republican presidential nominee sent half a dozen tweets accusing CNN of being a “press shop” for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

{mosads}Trump also claimed that CNN anchors are “completely out of touch with everyday people” and “support Hillary.”

He seemed to offer suggestions on topics for the network to cover, floating “Clinton Foundation corruption and Hillary’s pay-for-play at State Department” as one.

CNN will soon be the least trusted name in news if they continue to be the press shop for Hillary Clinton.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

CNN anchors are completely out of touch with everyday people worried about rising crime, failing schools and vanishing jobs.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

When will we see stories from CNN on Clinton Foundation corruption and Hillary’s pay-for-play at State Department?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

Will CNN send its cameras to the border to show the massive unreported crisis now unfolding — or are they worried it will hurt Hillary?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

The people who support Hillary sit behind CNN anchor chairs, or headline fundraisers – those disconnected from real life.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

People believe CNN these days almost as little as they believe Hillary….that’s really saying something!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

Trump is attacking media amid a firestorm of criticism — including from members of his own party — over his feuding with the parents of Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq in 2004.

Trump claimed he was “viciously attacked” by the father, Khizr Khan, who slammed Trump in a speech at the Democratic National Convention last week and questioned whether he had read the Constitution while criticizing Trump’s views.

The businessman also sniped at the slain soldier’s mother, questioning why she had not spoken publicly more often. Ghazala Khan has given multiple interviews, often becoming emotional over the loss of her son, and penned an op-ed responding to Trump.

Trump has frequently feuded with media outlets, including during the Republican primary, when he picked fights with CNN and even Fox News. A spokesperson for CNN did not immediately return a request for comment.

Trump’s tweets also came shortly after journalist Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Sunday show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” called Trump a “bullshit artist” Monday afternoon when the nominee tried to walk back other comments that Russia wouldn’t go into Ukraine.

Updated 4:02 p.m.

Tags 2016 presidential election CNN Donald Trump Hillary Clinton