The Daily Populous

Monday December 17th, 2018 morning edition

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Sounds like President Donald Trump didn’t enjoy this weekend’s episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”.

The president on Sunday blasted NBC and its iconic sketch comedy show as “spin machines.”

“A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live,” Trump tweeted.

“It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials.

A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live.

The president fired off his anti-media tweet hours after this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” aired.

In the sketch, Alec Baldwin revives his legendary portrayal of Trump, who wishes he had never been president. »

Father of Guatemalan girl who died in US custody has 'no complaints' about her treatment

Authored by cnn.com

Still, his lawyers called for an investigation that "will assess this incident within nationally recognized standards for the arrest and custody of children.

"Jakelin's father took care of Jakelin -- made sure she was fed and had sufficient water," the statement said.

Garcia said the father and daughter were not part of the well-publicized migrant caravan that traveled to the US border. »

Imprisoned Iranian Activist Dies After 60-Day Hunger Strike

Authored by time.com

An Iranian political activist, detained in Qom Prison, died in his cell on Wednesday after a 60-day hunger strike.

Sayadi Nasiri was released in March having served two-and-a-half years of his sentence, but detained again in August 2018.

According to Elaheh Sayadi Nasiri, his sister, Sayadi Nasiri had also requested that he be transferred to Evin Prison, on the outskirts of Tehran. »

Trump complains that negative coverage of him ‘can’t be legal’ and ‘should be tested in courts’

Authored by thinkprogress.org
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Trump cited in particular NBC and the network’s Saturday Night Live sketch comedy show, tweeting, “Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal?”.

Trump has made a habit of using Twitter to threaten the libel laws that prevent the reporting of knowingly false information.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday that “nearly every organization (Trump) has led in the past decade is under investigation.”. »