Trump Moves 'Fake News Awards' to Jan. 17

President Donald Trump has moved the announcement of his "Fake News Awards," to Wednesday, Jan. 17. The president initially said he would be announcing the accolades this Monday, and didn't give a reason for the change.  

The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2018

Trump, a frequent critic of the mainstream press, last week said he would be announcing, "THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR," and that subjects would cover, "Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media."

I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018

Trump latest tweet comes amid a firestorm over an explosive new book about the Trump presidency, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." The book raised questions about Trump's mental fitness, and in former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said he thought the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer was “treasonous.”

Trump has fired back against author Michael Wolff and Bannon, calling Wolff a "total loser," and referring to Bannon as "Sloppy Steve."

Michael Wolff is a total loser who made up stories in order to sell this really boring and untruthful book. He used Sloppy Steve Bannon, who cried when he got fired and begged for his job. Now Sloppy Steve has been dumped like a dog by almost everyone. Too bad! https://t.co/mEeUhk5ZV9

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018

Bannon apologized on Sunday for not responding sooner, calling Donald Trump Jr. "a patriot and a good man." 

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