President Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam the press as ‘crazy’ as he shared a link to a sympathetic radio host’s claims that his family has been scrutinized more than any other First Family in the country’s history.
‘Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world. They’ve gone CRAZY!’ Trump said as he retweeted a link first shared by his son Donald Trump Jr.
During his Friday night radio show, conservative host Mark Levin gave an impassioned statement where he broke down what he says is the media’s unfair treatment of the Trumps, who he says have faced ‘far more personal attacks than the Obamas or Clintons’.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam the press as ‘crazy’ as he shared a link to statements by radio host Mark Levin
‘I have never seen anything like this in my entire life … these people have done nothing to deserve this kind of treatment,’ said Levin
‘One article after another, from one news outlet after another, trashing one or another of Donald Trump’s family members,’ Levin said.
‘I have never seen anything like this in my entire life… these people have done nothing to deserve this kind of treatment.’
Levin gave examples of how the press allegedly goes after the Trumps, including the media’s questions about First Lady Melania’s immigration status and Ivanka and Jared’s business deals.
‘It’s not a crime for Donald Trump to be president, it’s not a crime for his daughter who he relies on, and his son-in-law who he relies on, to be in the White House,’ Levin said.
‘It’s not a crime that he married an immigrant who’s now a U.S. citizen, it’s not a crime that they’ve done business in Russia – it’s not like they got a huge pay-offs like the Clintons, after all.’
Levin said questions about Melania’s immigration status and Jared and Ivanka’s business deals are examples of the media’s unfair treatment of the Trumps
Levin’s March 2017 unfounded claim that former president Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower served as the basis for Trump’s claim of the same nature
The radio host also went after Robert Muller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections, calling the special council ‘completely out of control, rogue and not-so-special’.
He accused Muller of only hiring Democrats and being ‘clearly out to destroy the president.’
Levin is known for controversial statements and repeating false information that Trump himself has come come to spread.
His March 2017 unfounded claim that former president Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower served as the basis for Trump’s claim, which he stands by, that the Obama administration ordered surveillance on him for political reasons.
In 2013, he said the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the U.S. government through Obama, who he called a sympathizer. He also said in 2015 that Obama was ‘seeking to destroy Israel’ and had an affinity for Islam far more than Christianity or Judaism.
Levin is also vocal denier of climate change, and has slammed the media as ‘dishonest’ for spreading the concept that humans have affected the climate.