Donald Trump issued a statement denying a report in The Daily Beast that he was so upset over his portrayal on Saturday Night Live that he inquired with advisers whether the Justice Department or the FCC could take action.In a statement, the former president said, “The story that I asked the Department of Justice to go after ratings challenged (without Trump) Saturday Night Live, and other late night losers, is total Fake News.
It was fabricated, there were no sources, and yet the Lamestream Media goes with it.”The Daily Beast’s didn’t go as far as reporting that Trump asked the DOJ to go after SNL, but that the then-president asked about it.
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