Donald Trump slams CNN owner, suggests boycott of AT&T

US President Donald Trump appeared to call Monday for a boycott of AT&T in order to force "big changes" at CNN after criticizing the cable news network's coverage as he began a visit to Britain. "I believe that if people stoped using or subscribing to @ATT, they would be forced to make big changes at @CNN, which is dying in the ratings anyway," he said in a tweet with a spelling mistake. "It is so unfair with such bad, Fake News! Why wouldn't they act. When the World watches @CNN, it gets a false picture of USA. Sad!"

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Published Date: 03:18 | 03 June 2019
Modified Date: 05:41 | 03 June 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump targeted AT&T on Monday, urging customers to drop the telecommunications company over its ownership of cable news network CNN in the latest salvo in his long-running criticism over its news coverage.

Trump, who was in London at the start of a state visit, reiterated his complaints about CNN, a Time Warner property now owned by AT&T that the president has frequently blasted for what he sees as negative coverage of him and his administration.

Representatives for AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump is already embroiled in a controversy over the company's acquisition of Time Warner, with the White House refusing to cooperate with House Democrats who are investigating whether the president sought to intervene in federal regulators' review of the merger.

In a pair of tweets on Monday, Trump again complained about CNN's coverage and asked "Why doesn't owner @ATT do something?"

"I believe that if people stopped using or subscribing to @ATT, they would be forced to make big changes at @CNN," Trump wrote.

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