
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned social-media giants to “be careful,” as he met with the president of soccer’s international governing body and hailed a record for the Nasdaq Composite Index.
‘RIGGED’ SEARCHES
In a pair of tweets, Trump said Google
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search results for news about him showed only “Fake” news reporting, and charged that the company is “controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation—will be addressed!” The president didn’t specify how the administration would address the issue. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said the White House was “taking a look” at regulating searches but went no further.
A Google spokeswoman said in an emailed statement that the company doesn’t “bias our results toward any political ideology.” Trump expanded his attack to Twitter
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and Facebook
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saying the companies are “treading on very, very troubled territory,” doubling down on charges that they discriminate against conservatives.
Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2018
….results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation-will be addressed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2018
Read: Here’s what lies behind Trump’s anti-Google complaints.
Nasdaq TWEET, FIFA MEETING
Trump hailed in a tweet the Nasdaq Composite Index’s
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breaking above 8,000 for the first time on Monday. On Tuesday, the index closed at a third-straight all-time peak.
Trump also discussed the World Cup with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the White House. The U.S., Mexico and Canada will host the event in 2026. Infantino gave Trump yellow and red penalty cards, and Trump jokingly used the red card to eject reporters from the Oval Office.
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