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On Thursday, President Donald Trump held a press conference from the East Room of the White House that lasted nearly an hour and a half.
During his conversation with the media, there were all the usual fireworks that the citizenry has come to expect from the President and the media. Claims of “fake news,” beratement of certain media outlets, stream of consciousness lines of thought, and contention were abound, and Twitter took notice.
Read some of the most interesting, contentious, confusing or even possibly some not-so-true moments that were tweeted about following the event.
WATCH: Peter Alexander asks President Trump, "Why should Americans trust you" after false electoral margin claims https://t.co/NjmAzu1X6a
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2017
Wow, Trump essentially just made the case for amnesty with that DACA answer.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 16, 2017
Trump: "The biggest Electoral College win since Reagan" (if you don't count Bush '88, Clinton '92, Clinton '96, Obama '08 and Obama '12.
— Robert A George (@RobGeorge) February 16, 2017
Pres. Trump: "I’m really not a bad person, by the way…I do get good ratings, you have to admit that." https://t.co/Jh4KI2Es79 pic.twitter.com/uT4zeyPhyo
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 16, 2017
Yet another day of a Trump DDOS attack on newsrooms.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 16, 2017
Rep. Elijah Cummings says Trump 'made up' a story today about him skipping a meeting at the White House. pic.twitter.com/l5aShysBCp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 16, 2017
John Podesta responds to Trump: He "wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him in the face". pic.twitter.com/Pzzt6ww60K
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 16, 2017
‘He should do this with a therapist, not on TV’: Republican senator blasts Trump’s bonkers presser https://t.co/aVHdbJNYXJ pic.twitter.com/GehMdg9VMA
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 16, 2017
Whoever made this is genius #TrumpPresser #Trump https://t.co/D8me4rn7OX
— Dan (@danhorner_) February 16, 2017
Fox News’ Bret Baier responded to the press conference this way:
"Wow was my first word after that press conference!" @bretbaier gives his reaction to today's Trump news conference https://t.co/rY4mI2fYAy
— TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) February 16, 2017
WATCH ENTIRE PRESSER HERE: (Trump appears at 47m mark.)
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