Watch CNN’s Brian Stelter Review Trump’s “War On The Media”

Stelter: This Is “The Most Extreme Anti-Media Talk We Have Ever Heard From A Modern Presidential Candidate”

Written by Media Matters Staff

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From the November 6 edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources:

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BRIAN STELTER (HOST): Let's call it what it is, the most extreme anti-media talk we have ever heard from a modern presidential candidate.

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STELTER: Look, Hillary Clinton is no friend of the media. But Donald Trump is different. Trump sought to strip the press of legitimacy, of credibility. He claimed the corporate media was part of a massive conspiracy against him. And he went after his targets individually.

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