Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s campaign manager in an interview aired Sunday downplayed the role of fake news in the election, though Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s top aide cited its spread as part of the reason for her stunning loss.
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Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook blamed the “post-factual” nature of the election as a factor in Clinton’s loss, specifically mentioning Breitbart News, which was founded by Steve Bannon, the CEO of Trump’s campaign.
“The Russians were propagating fake news through Facebook and other outlets,” Mook added in a joint interview with Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway on CNN.
“But look, we also had, and this is with all due respect to Kellyanne and her colleagues, look, Steve Bannon ran Breitbart News, which was notorious for peddling stories like this.”
Conway hit back, saying: “I think the biggest piece of fake news in the election was that Donald Trump couldn’t win.”
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