Trump attacks press—then claims to care about its freedom

Just one day after calling for an investigation into retiring Iowa pollster Ann Selzer, Donald Trump is claiming he’s a champion of the free press.

"In order to Make America Great Again, it is very important, if not vital, to have a free, fair and open media or press," Trump told Fox News on Monday. He spoke about his recent meeting with MSNBC morning news hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who traveled to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend to kiss the ring. 

"I expect this will take place with others in the media,” Trump said. “Even those that have been extremely hostile." 

He laughably claimed that he has "an obligation to the American public, and to our country itself, to be open and available to the press." 

This is the same Trump who has declared war on the free press for years.