President Donald Trump blasted “FAKE NEWS” of tension with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, countering it with praise.
“I am extremely happy and proud of the job being done by @USTreasury Secretary @StevenMnuchin1,” wrote Trump. “The FAKE NEWS likes to write stories to the contrary, quoting phony sources or jealous people, but they aren’t true. They never like to ask me for a quote b/c it would kill their story”:
I am extremely happy and proud of the job being done by @USTreasury Secretary @StevenMnuchin1. The FAKE NEWS likes to write stories to the contrary, quoting phony sources or jealous people, but they aren’t true. They never like to ask me for a quote b/c it would kill their story.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2018
The president’s tweet appeared to reference, at least in part, a Wall Street Journal article claiming Trump blamed Mnuchin for the appointment of a Federal Reserve chairman who has been raising interest rates. The article asserts that Trump praises Mnuchin publicly while dinging him privately to advisers. – READ MORE