Media members "were devastated on Nov. 8," Trump told his supporters, pointing at the press area.

The president-elect repeatedly called reporters "very dishonest people" and ridiculed Election Day exit polls that showed him likely to lose handily.

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The crowd occasionally chanted "CNN sucks!" and "Liars!" throughout the nearly hourlong speech.

Trump has targeted CNN more than any other broadcast news outlet, accusing the network of bias against him.

Gallup's annual poll showed that Americans' trust in the media is at an all-time low, especially among Republican voters.

Thirty-two percent of respondents overall have trust in the media, including just 14 percent of Republicans.

In 1976, following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, trust in media was recorded at 72 percent, according to Gallup.