Trump, Polish president bond over disdain for ‘fake news’ – USA TODAY

Poland's first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, second right, reaches her hand to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump as U.S. President Donald Trump reaches his hand for a handshake after his speech in Krasinski Square, with Polish President Andrzej Duda standing right, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 6, 2017. A video clip of the encounter prompted claims that Kornhauser-Duda snubbed Trump, but a longer video showed she shook Melania Trump's hand and then President Trump's.(Photo: Alik Keplicz, AP)

President Trump believes he has found an internationalally in his crusade against the media.

Via Twitter, he pledged Saturday to fight the #FakeNews with Polish President Andrzej Duda, whose right-wing party has been accused of a crackdown on a free press.

Last year, Duda signed a law putting state-owned media under government control because according to an aide he didnt believe they were objective.

Trump was responding to a Thursday tweet from Duda after a widely circulated video appeared to show Polish first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda ignoring Trumps handshake, and shaking first lady Melania Trumps hand insteadduring the first couples trip to Poland.

Tweeting in English, Duda wrote:Contrary to some surprising reports my wife did shake hands with Mrs. and Mr. Trump @POTUS after a great visit. Let's FIGHT FAKE NEWS.

A longer video showed Kornhauser-Duda shaking Melania Trumps hand and then President Trumps.

At Trumps Warsaw speech, Duda loyalists shouted Fake News! in English at passing American reporters.

Trumps dissatisfaction with the media has been a conversation topic with other world leaders.

During a visit to Washington last week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in joked to Trump that he also suffers a bit from fake news.

And Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a laugh with Trump before their one-on-one meeting Friday when Putin pointed to journalists and asked, These are the ones who insulted you?

Trump responded, These are the ones, youre right about that.

Contributing: Gregory Korte

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