President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Friday mocked CNN and NBC while praising Fox News over their news coverage of the geopolitical standoff between the U.S. and Russia.



Trump said CNN and NBC "don't have a clue," while Fox News "totally gets it."

Russians are playing @CNN and @NBCNews for such fools - funny to watch, they don't have a clue! @FoxNews totally gets it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2016

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Moscow on Friday announced that it will not take reciprocal measures and expel U.S. diplomats from Russia, one day after the United States announced sanctions and punitive measures for Russian interference in the election. Russians are believed to have hacked political groups, including the Democratic National Committee.





The president-elect voiced admiration of the Russian President Vladimir Putin in an earlier tweet, complimenting the Russian leader on his reserved response to President Obama's actions.