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Fake News and the Asian Tour

Donald Trump is on his Asian Tour, this has lead to a great deal of media coverage. the fact that trump is on this 12-day tour as not stopped is accusations of fake news coverage by any means. A lot of the news coverage and his responses are involving Putin and Trumps relationship with Russia. The article from Deadline states that "once again, he blasted “fake news media” for criticizing his relationship with Putin and insisted that a relationship with Russia would be a “good thing.” Trump is adamant that relations with Russia are a good thing, and that this can solve all kinds of terrorism. It is no surprise that a big event like the Asian tour would bring about coverage and of course fake news. It seems like fake news follows Trump and he does not hesitate to discuss it over twitter. Trump discusses a lot of controversial topics about fake news on Twitter, after all fake news is fueled through social media. 
Trump does not hesitate to use this discussion of Russia to discuss the "crooked Hillary" 
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during all big news. His connection with Russia is being brought up so he brings up Hillary's connection with them. Trump wants people to know that a relationship with Russia is a goof thing. These tweets shown on the right show how Trump tweets about these issues. Saying "crooked Hillary," "haters." A relationship with Russia might be a good thing, however there will always be news covering it. Trump brings up good points in his tweets, and they often discuss fake news and the "crooked Hillary". 

Image result for trump's tweet about kim jong-un calling him oldThe Asian Tour not only brought about fake news concerning Trump and Russia, it also discussed Kim Jung-un calling him an old man. This was not necessarily fake news however, it goes right along with his reactions to fake news. Trump tweets about what the media says. Sometimes it seems slightly immature. Its not that he is tweeting about the wrong things, it is the way he does it. He is avidly against fake news. However, just like parents say, sometimes it is best to say nothing at all. 

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