This article from The Hill discusses the Trump administration's ongoing feud CNN. Since Day 1, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been making headlines for his adversarial behavior and untrue claims about everything from inauguration crowd sizes to the travel ban to voter fraud. I thought this article was interesting, because it further revealed the abnormality of this administration. In the past, White House Press Secretaries have been both polite and argumentative with the media. However, Sean Spicer seems to have a scorched earth policy when it comes to critical news outlets. Calling one of the most well-respected new outlets in the world a "fake news" organization seems foolish.
This article also interested me, because of Spicer's appropriation of the term "fake news." In the weeks before and after the election, many media outlets were concerned with the rise of false inflammatory stories that spread like wildfire over social media. Many of these stories came from alt-right websites, could be easily debunked, and lobbied dangerous accusations against left-wing politicians (see: Pizzagate.) Many consider the rise of fake news stories a major factor in Donald Trumps election. Some on the left are quick to point out the irony of Spicer's use of the term.
