Trump: ‘Fake News Media hates when I use’ Twitter

President Trump boasted on Friday about his “very powerful” use of Twitter, saying that it allowed him to sidestep the news media and deliver his message directly to supporters.

“The Fake News Media hates when I use what has turned out to be my very powerful Social Media — over 100 million people! I can go around them,” he tweeted.

The Fake News Media hates when I use what has turned out to be my very powerful Social Media – over 100 million people! I can go around them

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2017

Trump has long used Twitter to comment on the news and announce policy decisions. He has argued that the social media site allows him to skirt traditional news sources that he claims treat him unfairly. 

The president also frequently assails news outlets that cover him and his administration critically as “fake news.”