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UN experts condemn President Trump’s media criticism

UN experts condemn President Trump's media criticism

In a statement, David Kaye and Edison Lanza of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called the attacks “strategic” and said they undermined press freedom and “verifiable facts”.

 

The comments follow hours after Mr Trump’s daughter Ivanka distanced herself from her father’s attacks.

 

Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised the media before and during his presidency.

He has declared journalists to be “enemies of the people”, drawing condemnation from across the political spectrum.

 

Earlier on Thursday, his daughter Ivanka broke from her father’s remarks – prompting a tweet from Mr Trump in which he attacked “fake news” as the real threat.

 

But White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday refused to say the media were not enemies, causing a CNN reporter to walk out of the briefing.

 

And on Sunday, the publisher of the New York Times urged the president to stop using the phrase “enemies of the people” after he launched a Twitter tirade against the media.

 

Mr Trump’s frequent attacks have drawn criticism from even those close to him and within his party.