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President Donald Trump heaped criticism on what he called purveyors of "fake news" on Friday at a gathering of conservative activists that took him back to his roots as an anti-establishment candidate.
President Donald Trump heaped criticism on what he called purveyors of "fake news" on Friday at a gathering of conservative activists that took him back to his roots as an anti-establishment candidate.
Speaking to a large group of conservatives who packed into a hotel ballroom outside Washington, Trump sought to clarify a recent tweet in which he said some in the U.S. news media should be considered an "enemy of the people."
"I'm against the people that make up stories and make up sources. They shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. Let their name be out there," Trump said. "Let there be no more sources."
Trump has repeatedly chosen to make criticism of the news media a central focus of his public remarks since taking office on Jan. 20 even as the courts blocked his order temporarily barring entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees, he fired his national security adviser and he faces questions about Russian interference in the Nov. 8 U.S. election.
The speech allowed Trump to put his stamp firmly on the political movement even as some activists fret that his immigration and trade policies go too far.
Trump addressed the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, which has focused on how to fulfill long-held Republican goals to revamp the U.S. tax code, repeal federal regulations on industry and repeal former Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
With Trump in the White House and Republicans holding majorities in Congress, CPAC and the thousands of conservative activists who flock to the event each year from across the country are seeing their political influence rising.
In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, Trump talked about imposing some form of a border tax to encourage more U.S. manufacturing, called the Chinese "grand champions" of currency manipulation that hurts U.S. exports and talked of expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Several CPAC attendees voiced concerns about some of Trump's actions during his first month in office, and worried he might take the U.S. economy in the wrong direction in months ahead.
Abby Oliver, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who interns for a local Republican Party organization, said that while she wanted to see the United States gain better control of its borders, she had some concerns about the "controversial" travel ban executive order.
Oliver said the order, which caused protests and chaos at airports the weekend after its enactment, was "rolled out a little bit haphazardly" and she worried that Trump could go too far on immigration policy.
"I don't want it to become people are being ripped apart from their families," Oliver said.
Veneta Gilchrist of West Palm Beach, Florida, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, called Trump's immigration actions "extreme." She said she was hoping to hear the president talk about repealing Obamacare, a core campaign promise that has so far made little headway in Congress.
'RIGHT DIRECTION'
David Burke of Dover, Delaware, who said he spent 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, wanted to hear Trump talk on Friday about all the issues he promoted during the presidential campaign.
"I think most everything he's been saying is going to put the country in the right direction," Burke said, adding he approved of Trump's immigration policies and his emphasis on keeping businesses in the United States.
During his run for the White House, Trump promised to rip up trade deals he said treated U.S. companies and workers unfairly. He has already announced the United States will drop out of a vast Pacific Rim trade deal and renegotiate the decades-old North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
In place of multilateral trade arrangements, Trump has promised to negotiate stronger bilateral trade pacts and impose tougher sanctions on countries deemed to be trading unfairly.
That troubles Tyler Wadsworth of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who turned 18 after last November's election, too late to vote.
"I am not a big fan of (trade) tariffs. I feel like it's a tax on people. I really want to hear what he has to say about that," Wadsworth said.
For Eric Golub, who described himself as a politically conservative Jewish comedian from Los Angeles, Trump must concentrate on making sure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.
"This (CPAC) is fun. This is Disneyland for conservatives," he said. "I want him (Trump) to give the speech, go back to Washington and let's get back to work."
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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