President Trump says decreasing media favorability is a 'great achievement' of his presidency

President Donald Trump said that one of his great achievements as president is lowering the media's favorability among Americans, claiming a victory in his crusade against what he considers unfair press coverage. He believes Americans are starting to see many media outlets — President Trump named CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC — as "fake news."

You look at what’s going on with the fake news and the people get it. And you know, they had a very high approval rating before I became president and I think it’s actually a great achievement of mine. Their approval rating now is down as low as just about anybody.