Politics

Trump attacks the media in CIA speech and praises his election win

While at the CIA, Trump also blasted media coverage of his inauguration on Friday — a protest angrily echoed later by press secretary Sean Spicer, who accused reporters of deliberate "false reporting" of attendance and interest in Trump's swearing-in.

While Trump has clashed with intelligence officials in recent weeks over investigations into Russian election activity, the new president told intelligence agency employees that "you're going to get so much backing" from his administration.

Describing the CIA as a key to victory over Islamic State-style terrorists, Trump also talked politics during his visit, telling employees that he got the most votes in last year's election from members of the military, law enforcement and intelligence communities, and "probably almost everybody in this room voted for me" in the election,

"We're all on the same wavelength, folks," Trump said while standing at a memorial wall honoring CIA agents who have given their lives in service to the nation.