Trump demands the New York Times and Washington Post have their Pulitzer Prize revoked

Donald Trump is continuing to gloat about the results of the Mueller investigation and is demanding the New York Times and the Washington Post be stripped of the Pulitzer Prize they won for their coverage of the collusion controversy. 

After Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report was released last week and found no proof of collusion between Trump and Russia in the 2016 election, Trump has launched a fierce attack on the left and the media. 

On Friday he took to Twitter to sing praises for Mueller releasing ‘the Truth’ and to attack those who doubt the report’s results.  

‘Robert Mueller was a Hero to the Radical Left Democrats, until he ruled that there was No Collusion with Russia (so ridiculous to even say!). After more than two years since the “insurance policy” statement was made by a dirty cop, I got the answers I wanted, the Truth…..,’ he wrote. 

On Friday he took to Twitter to sing praises for Mueller releasing the truth and attack those who doubt the report’s results

He complained that the ‘radical left’ won’t accept the results and continue to criticize his administration 

He went on to demand the New York Times and Washington Post have their joint Pulitzer Prize revoked for their ‘100% negative and fake’ coverage

He went on to say that ‘The problem is, no matter what the Radical Left Democrats get, no matter what we give them, it will never be enough.’ 

‘Just watch, they will Harass & Complain & Resist (the theme of their movement). So maybe we should just take our victory and say NO, we’ve got a Country to run!’ he added. 

Then the president pointed fingers towards the media and demanded The New York Times and Washington Post be stripped of the joint Pulitzer Prize they were awarded in 2018 for their coverage of the Russia scandal. 

‘So funny that The New York Times & The Washington Post got a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage (100% NEGATIVE and FAKE!) of Collusion with Russia – And there was No Collusion! So, they were either duped or corrupt? In any event, their prizes should be taken away by the Committee!’ Trump tweeted. 

When the Pulitzer Board awarded the outlets the prize, they described their works as ‘deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest that dramatically furthered the nation’s understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to the Trump campaign, the President-elect’s transition team and his eventual administration.’ 

Donald Trump Jr joined the attack demanding the Pulitzer Prize be revoked adding: ‘He’s right…unless they give  Pulitzer’s for fiction. 

The New York Times swiftly responded to the president’s attack saying: ‘We’re proud of our Pulitzer-prize winning reporting on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election’

Trump’s presidency has seen him launch bitter attacks against the press. 

He notably called the New York Times the ‘enemy of the people’ on Twitter. 

He has also slammed Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon and the Washington Post, for using the newspaper as a ‘lobbyist weapon against Congress to keep Politicians from looking into Amazon no-tax monopoly.’  

Donald Trump Jr joined in on his father’s attack online, retweeting his father adding: ‘He’s right … unless they give Pulitzer’s for fiction. #fakenews.’

The New York Times swiftly responded to the president’s attack saying: ‘We’re proud of our Pulitzer-prize winning reporting on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Every @nytimes article cited has proven accurate.’

‘No report in our package of Pulitzer-prize winning work has been challenged,’ NYT spokesperson Eileen Murphy said to USA Today.

‘In fact, what we know of the Mueller report from the Attorney General’s summary confirms our coverage. Russia actively worked to upend the American elections in 2016 and there were multiple instances of Trump Transition and Administration officials having contact with Russia,’ she added.