Trump slams CNN owner over news coverage, suggests users boycott AT&T

US President Donald Trump appeared to call Monday for a boycott of AT&T in order to force “big changes” at CNN after criticising the cable news network’s coverage as he began a visit to Britain.

“I believe that if people stoped using or subscribing to @ATT, they would be forced to make big changes at @CNN, which is dying in the ratings anyway,” he said in a tweet with a spelling mistake.

“It is so unfair with such bad, Fake News! Why wouldn’t they act. When the World watches @CNN, it gets a false picture of USA. Sad!” Trump has had a running feud with CNN, which was acquired by AT&T earlier this year in a merger with Time-Warner that was unsuccessfully opposed by the Justice Department.

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