President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE ripped the news media on Sunday, saying the press does not want to cover positive stories.

"So many positive things going on for the U.S.A. and the Fake News Media just doesn’t want to go there," the president said in a tweet. "Same negative stories over and over again! No wonder the People no longer trust the media, whose approval ratings are correctly at their lowest levels in history!"

So many positive things going on for the U.S.A. and the Fake News Media just doesn’t want to go there. Same negative stories over and over again! No wonder the People no longer trust the media, whose approval ratings are correctly at their lowest levels in history! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2018

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The tweet comes as the White House is facing major backlash for its handling of domestic abuse allegations against former staff secretary Rob Porter.

Porter resigned last week, but chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE reportedly knew for months that Porter had not obtained a full security clearance due to the allegations from two of his ex-wives.

The president tweeted on Saturday that "lives are being shattered ... by a mere allegation."

Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2018

Trump often rails against the news media, calling negative stories about himself or his administration "fake news."