Trump hits out at 'fake news' yet again

Add polls to the list of things that are 'fake news.' US President Donald Trump has dismissed ones that show his executive order on travel was unpopular.

US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has dismissed polls that show his executive order on travel was unpopular. (AAP)

US President Donald Trump is a man that "calls his own shots" and he has once again hit out at the validity of new media reports.

This time it was mainstream polls that showed his controversial executive order and travel ban on seven majority Muslim countries was unpopular.

"Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting," Trump tweeted.

"I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!"

A CNN/ORC poll released on Sunday found that 53 per cent of American respondents opposed Mr Trump's Muslim travel ban.

CNN's Brian Stelter pointed out that Trump tweeted about "fake" polls about 30 minutes after the network revealed the poll results.


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