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Today in Trump tweets, February 16, 2017: ‘Low-life leakers,’ the media is still terrible, the stock market

By Teresa Welsh

twelsh@mcclatchy.com

February 16, 2017 03:47 PM

President Donald Trump continued attacks on the media and leakers on Twitter.
President Donald Trump continued attacks on the media and leakers on Twitter. Evan Vucci AP
President Donald Trump continued attacks on the media and leakers on Twitter. Evan Vucci AP

President Donald Trump continued his Twitter tirade against leaks and the news media Thursday morning.

Trump, for a second day in a row has taken to Twitter to express frustrations over the leaks coming out of his administration. The president has sworn to find and punish those who are providing information to the media, particularly with regards to his team’s potential contacts with Russia.

President Donald Trump said during a White House news conference on Thursday that he "had nothing to do with Russia" during the campaign. He initially did not provide a straight answer whether or not anyone on his staff had made contacts, but when

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A New York times report alleges multiple members of the Trump team were in contact with Russians during the campaign, which is separate from the conversation former national security adviser Michael Flynn had with the Russian ambassador in December. Flynn was asked to step down Monday following revelations that he discussed sanctions with Sergey Kislyak before Trump took office, a violation of federal law. Trump said he asked Flynn to leave because he had lied to Vice President Mike Pence about whether sanctions were discussed with Kislyak.

Trump also lauded the performance of the stock market, which saw record high closures from the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq over the last five days. The president said he should be releasing his tax plan in the next few weeks.

As the stock market peaks, the current unemployment rate is 4.8 percent. The unemployment numbers for February, Trump’s first full month in office, will be released on March 10.

African-American journalist April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks asked President Donald Trump during a press conference on Thursday if he would include the Congressional Black Caucus in conversations about his “urban agenda.” He responded w

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