Trump suggests the US should form a state-run, global news network

President
Donald Trump on Monday suggested the US should establish a new
state-run media organization.
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Harnik/AP

• President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the US should form
  a state-run, global news network to counter what he called
  “unfair” coverage from CNN.
• Trump said “something has to be done, including
  the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide
  Network to show the World the way we really are,
  GREAT!” 
• Trump has long feuded with CNN, which he’s often described as
  “Fake News” and the “enemy of the people.”

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the US should form a
state-run, global news network to counter what he called “unfair”
coverage from CNN.

“While CNN doesn’t do great in the United States based on
ratings, outside of the U.S. they have very little competition,”
Trump
said via Twitter.
“Throughout the world, CNN has
a powerful voice portraying the United States in an unfair and
false way.”

The president added, “Something has to be done, including
the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide
Network to show the World the way we really are,
GREAT!” 

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The US already has government-funded news outlets such as Voice
of America, but it’s not as prominent or well-known as privately
run outlets like CNN. Trump apparently wants to change that,
though it’s not clear how serious he was in this regard. The
White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment
from INSIDER.  

Trump has long feuded with CNN, which he’s often described as
“Fake News” and the “enemy of the people.” The president often
tweets more positively about Fox News, and some seem to feel
it’s
already a de facto state-run news in the US.

The concept of state-run news is controversial in democratic
societies due to its association with authoritarian regimes and
propaganda. In countries like North Korea and China, media is
strictly controlled and monitored by the government.