President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to fight the lawsuit filed against the administration by three news organizations earlier in the day.
CNN, MS Now, and Politico filed the joint suit Monday in Washington, D.C., after the president banned the organizations from the White House grounds late last week.
“As expected, Fake News CNN, Politico (Pay back the 8 Million Dollar contribution made by the U.S. Government to keep them afloat!), and MSNOW (formerly known as MSDNC!), have brought suit to gain access to the White House, and your President, ME!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They have drawn a great Judge, for them, a man who ruled in favor of Jim Acosta, who now seems to have disappeared from the Planet. The Judge’s name is Tim Kelly, and he was, sadly, appointed by ‘TRUMP.’
“In other words, almost without question and, as usual, we’ll go for appeal because Fake News people and publications that only write negatively, and who violate our National Security by writing false and defamatory stories with unknown ‘sources,’ shouldn’t be allowed access to the most important Office anywhere in the World,” he continued. “It is called the Oval Office, and it should be treated with Decorum, Respect, and Dignity, not defiled by Third Rate Clowns, who purposefully distort, twist, and degrade with everything they write or publish. Virtually every story about me, or anything having to do with me, is negative, wrong and, in many cases, DANGEROUS for our Country!”
TRUMP DROWNED OUT BY BACKGROUND NOISE IN FIRST REMARKS WITHOUT PRESS POOL
“In any event, I have an obligation to fight for the Success and Safety of our Country,” Trump said in conclusion. “FAKE NEWS IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, and I will do whatever is necessary to make sure that the U.S.A. thrives. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Before leaving for New York on Monday, the president held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new White House helipad, but the absence of the TV pool resulted in Trump being totally drowned out by the nearby Marine One helicopter on the official feed.