President Donald Trump on Friday ended the longest government shutdown in history.
He held a media availability in the Rose Garden at the White House to announce that a deal to open the government for three weeks had been reached with congressional Democrats.
As part of the deal to open the government, President Trump did not get any funding for his much-promised and campaigned on border wall, which was supposedly the reason for the government shutdown.
Now, Trump and Congress have until Feb. 15 to reach an agreement or the government will once again shutdown.
Several have said President Trump caved into Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats as he got absolutely no funding for his wall, barrier, steel slats or whatever he’s calling it now.
Well, Trump as he normally does, tweeted about the media on Monday, slamming some of the coverage he’s been getting over funding for his border wall. Surprisingly, Trump even lashed out at one of his favorite news source, Fox News.
Never thought I’d say this but I think @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner @FoxNews have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN & NBC! Look to final results! Don’t know how my poll numbers are so good, especially up 19% with Hispanics?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2019
Julie Banderas, an anchor at Fox News, responded to Trump’s twitter attack on her colleagues and network.
@realDonaldTrump This is NOT right. I stand by my colleagues @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner They don’t deserve this. No reporter does. They are doing their jobs and reporting the facts. They are not opinion journalists and deserve the respect from the @WhiteHouse they cover. https://t.co/ftRPauopjC
— Julie Banderas (@JulieBanderas) January 28, 2019
We can and do stand plenty of criticism every day which is fine coming from everyday viewers. Our jobs are not meant to please others. But the office of the @POTUS ought not to be the one lashing out. That’s not how this country works. That’s not how Freedom of the Press works. https://t.co/buakHRRwPO
— Julie Banderas (@JulieBanderas) January 28, 2019
By going on Twitter and insulting two of our journalists @realDonaldTrump is putting a target on their backs. In turn his followers will then attack @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner in support on Twitter. Bullying journalists is not Presidential. Period. https://t.co/xayShIojYj
— Julie Banderas (@JulieBanderas) January 28, 2019
I have always stood up for journalists no matter what network they work for. We all should support each other. https://t.co/ABE6UL7XRG
— Julie Banderas (@JulieBanderas) January 28, 2019