'You are fake news!' Trump presides over turbulent news conference


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Jan 2017

President-elect Donald Trump calls on a reporter during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The drama started early at Donald Trump's first news conference as president-elect.

Trump, who spent much of his U.S. presidential campaign bashing the news media for what he called unfair coverage, kicked off with uncharacteristic praise for the New York Times and other media organizations.

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