Speaking in his first press conference since the election, Trump called BuzzFeed's report "fake news" and "phony stuff." "That fake news was written about primarily by one group and one television station," Trump said, referring to BuzzFeed and CNN, respectively. Sean Spicer, the president-elect's incoming press secretary, was even more outspoken in his criticism of the BuzzFeed report, and incorrectly dismissed the news outlet as "a left-wing blog." They are using Buzzfeed's decision to deflect from CNN's reporting, which has been matched by the other major news organizations. On air, CNN's Jake Tapper also suggested that BuzzFeed's report had hurt CNN's efforts at responsible journalism.

Source: CNN January 11, 2017 19:06 UTC