FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Responding to a Washington Post story, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [12-19-17] denied he considered rescinding the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch…
Trump often cries ‘fake news’ when he sees reports he doesn’t like. He has tweeted the term — oftentimes in all-caps — nearly 140 times since becoming president. And it’s highly unlikely that the Post’s team of reporters fabricated sources, a career-ending offense in journalism.
A spokesperson for The Washington Post said the newspaper stands by its reporting.
The Post reported Monday that Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch’s nomination and vented to advisers after the conservative jurist had criticized the president’s attacks on the federal judiciary in private meetings with lawmakers.
According to the Post, which interviewed 11 people it said were familiar with the incident, Trump was worried about whether Gorsuch would be loyal and told aides he was tempted to rescind the nomination…
White House aides disputed the Post’s reporting in on-the-record comments, though legislative affairs director Marc Short acknowledged there was ‘frustration’ during the confirmation process.”
-Nolan D. McCaskill, “Trump denies he considered revoking Gorsuch’s nomination,” Politico, Dec. 19, 2017 11:24am