Watch: Trump lashes out at 'fake news' during Thursday press conference

President Trump went off script during his announcement of his new Labor secretary nominee, Alexander Acosta, Thursday. He criticized the news media, bragged about the number of electoral votes he received in November and said the Islamic State is "another mess I inherited" from predecessor, Barack Obama. Watch the full press conference in the player above.

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