President-elect Donald Trump has accused CNN of reporting “fake news” regarding his reported intention to maintain an executive producer credit on The Celebrity Apprentice after moving into the White House.
He would not be working on the series at all, he said in two tweets sent before dawn on Saturday, “even part time”.
MGM said on Thursday Trump would not remove his name from the titles of the forthcoming season of The Celebrity Apprentice. On Friday, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway told CNN the president-elect’s ties to his reality show were being reviewed for potential conflicts of interest.
Trump’s charge against CNN is an emotive one, both regarding potential clashes between the president-elect’s business empire and his new role and as debate continues over the impact of “fake news” on the election and Russia’s likely involvement in its spread.
On Friday night, reports in the New York Times and Washington Post said US intelligence agencies including the CIA believed Russia had interfered with the election in favour of Trump. The Trump transition team flatly rejected the reports.
Trump has long been accused of using controversial tweets to distract attention from troublesome press attention.
He made his new charge against CNN a little before 6.30am on Saturday, after a Friday night rally in Michigan and before a scheduled appearance and interview at the army v navy football game in Baltimore.
He also used Twitter to confirm that the former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was no longer in the running to be secretary of state. Debate continues over Trump’s cabinet picks, including climate sceptics for the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump said: “I have NOTHING to do with The Apprentice except for fact that I conceived it with Mark B[urnett] & have a big stake in it. Will devote ZERO TIME!
He added: “Reports by @CNN that I will be working on The Apprentice during my Presidency, even part time, are rediculous & untrue [sic] – FAKE NEWS!”
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