*Bowden, John (November 15, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/360425-trump-back-from-asia-knocks-loser-cnn Trump, back from Asia, knocks ‘loser’ CNN]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
*Flood, Brian (November 15, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/15/forced-to-watch-cnn-trump-remembers-why-calls-it-fake-news.html 'Forced' to watch CNN, Trump remembers why he calls it 'fake news']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 19, 2017.</ref>
*November 25, 2017—President Trump critized CNN International for poorly representing the U.S. to the world by speading fake news.<ref>Multiple references:
*Spiering, Charlie (November 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/26/donald-trump-challenges-cnn-international-coverage-fake-news/ Donald Trump Challenges CNN International Coverage for Spreading ‘Fake News’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Leach, Katie (November 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-takes-feud-to-the-global-level-cnn-represents-us-to-the-world-very-poorly/article/2641673 Trump takes feud to the global level: CNN represents US to the world 'very poorly']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Manchester, Julia (November 25, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361817-trump-fox-much-more-important-than-cnn Trump: Fox 'much more important' than CNN]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Korte, Gregory (November 27, 2017). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/27/trumps-attacks-fake-news-increasingly-global/898266001/ Trump's attacks on 'fake news' are increasingly global]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref>
*November 27, 2017—In addition to criticizing the mainstream media, President Trump proposed a contest in which all the mainstream media outlets, specifically including CNN and with the exception of [[Fox News Channel]], would compete to see who had the most dishonest coverage of himself, with the winner receiving the "Fake News Trophy."<ref>Multiple references:
*Singman, Brooke (November 27, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/27/trump-resumes-battle-with-cnn-msnbc-after-returning-from-mar-lago.html Trump resumes battle with CNN, MSNBC after returning from Mar-a-Lago]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Spiering, Charlie (November 27, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/27/trump-proposes-fake-news-trophy-tv-networks-cnn/ Donald Trump Proposes ‘Fake News Trophy’ for TV Networks and CNN]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Caralle, Katelyn (November 27, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/culture/trump-tweets-contest-news-networks-fake-news-trophy/ Trump: There Should Be a Contest Between News Networks for the ‘Fake News Trophy’]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Persons, Sally (November 27, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/27/donald-trump-continues-feud-with-cnn-networks/ Trump continues feud with CNN, networks: ‘They are all bad’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
*Fabian, Jordan (November 27, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361932-trump-media-should-compete-for-fake-news-trophy Trump: Media should compete for 'FAKE NEWS TROPHY']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref>
=== Trump's establishment of a massive direct line to the public via social media ===