Trump claims disagreement regarding the Alaska summit with Moscow.
Trump Links Summit with Putin to Fight Against 'Fake News' and Promises City Safety
In a series of statements, US President Donald Trump has linked the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to a broader theme of battling what he repeatedly calls "fake news" coverage and hostile political narratives.
During the summit, Trump defended the meeting as a victory against "fake news", stating that media outlets would distort or criticize his actions regardless of their outcome. He expressed frustration that the media "violently distorts the TRUTH" about him and claimed that no matter what he said or did, the press would not report honestly.
Trump also connected the summit's occurrence in the US and any potential diplomatic progress to this battle against misinformation. He suggested that his critics would denounce any deal he might make, using the media's predictable negativity as a reason to present the summit as a personal and political victory against misinformation.
Meanwhile, Trump has also been vocal about city safety, particularly in Washington D.C., where he stated that the city will lead the way in ensuring city safety. He promised that cities, including Washington D.C., will be safe and protected, but did not specify how he would ensure this.
In a separate development, Trump boasted about the security of the southern border, claiming that no illegal immigrants had entered the country in the last three months. He made this claim on his own platform, "Truth Social".
However, Trump also accused the "fake news" of trying to stir up crime in Washington D.C. and other "blue cities" across the country. He stated that this was a major sticking point and connected it to the ongoing political dispute over federal control of the police in Washington D.C.
According to Trump, Putin preferred to hold the meeting elsewhere than in the USA. Despite this, Trump described the media as "sick" for their behavior and claimed that they have been reporting that he suffered a "heavy defeat" by allowing Putin to hold a summit in the USA.
- Trump's links between the summit with Putin and fighting against "fake news" highlight a focus on policy-and-legislation and politics, as he intends to use any diplomatic progress to counterbalance constant media criticism.
- In addition to the summit, Trump is also addressing war-and-conflicts and general-news by accusing the media of attempting to stir up crime in 'blue cities', a situation he connects to the ongoing political dispute over federal control of the police.
