U.S. President Donald Trump used his appearance today before the largest gathering of conservatives in the U.S. to sharply escalate his criticisms of the news media and take direct aim at the use of anonymous sources.
Reporters "shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name," he said Friday, hours after members of his own staff held a press briefing and refused to allow their names to be used.
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An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud.
1:23 PM - 6 Aug 2012
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Sources inside @AGSchneiderman’s office are saying that they are very concerned with the allegations against their lightweight boss.
