Washington: Donald Trump celebrated his first 100 days in the White House on Saturday as one of the most successful President in US history despite widespread criticism over a presidency plagued by disruption, confusion and chaos.
During his opening remarks at the rally in Harrisburg on Saturday evening, he mentioned the “big gathering” in Washington – the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, which he declined to attend and dismissed the event as “a large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media” who he said were “consoling each other in a hotel ballroom,” The Washington Post reported.
In February, Trump had announced that he will not appear at the WHCA dinner this year, a break with past presidents, adding his absence from the event is for the best.
He said news channels CNN and MSNBC works on “fake news”.
Trump decried what he again called “the totally failing New York Times”, falsely claiming that the organisation was forced to apologise” for its coverage of the 2016 election, a claim he has made before.
Trump made clear that he was trying to draw a direct contrast with the news media, saying that they deserved “a very, very big fat failing grade” for their coverage, before shifting to a discussion of his administration’s actions, reports The Washington Post.
US President also vowed that he would make “a big decision” on the historic Paris climate agreement in the next two weeks.
