Trump told Time magazine he respects press freedom but not fake news and defended restricting access for some outlets, singling out CNN and MSNBC (which he derided as MS Now) for uniformly negative coverage and low ratings. He claimed a decisive election victory, saying he won all seven swing states, all counties and 86% of the popular vote.

2026-10-01

Trump told Time magazine he respects press freedom but not fake news and defended restricting access for some outlets, singling out CNN and MSNBC (which he derided as MS Now) for uniformly negative coverage and low ratings. He claimed a decisive election victory, saying he won all seven swing states, all counties and 86% of the popular vote.