President Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday said she doesn’t believe CNN is “fake news” during a contentious interview with anchor Jake Tapper.

“Are we fake news, Kellyanne? Is CNN fake news?” Tapper asked Conway.

“No, I don’t think CNN is fake news,” she replied.

Conway’s admission came after Trump dubbed CNN “ fake news ” while denying senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta a question during a combative news conference the week before he took office.

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The conciliatory comment was the latest chapter in a long-running feud between Trump’s team and the news media.

Conway herself became embroiled in the spat after CNN said it declined to have her on Tapper’s Sunday show “State of the Union” because of concerns over her credibility.

Nonetheless, she appeared on Tapper's Thursday program. Conway did not address that spat but she did not back down from other fights.

She took issue with “palace intrigue” stories documenting tensions among members of Trump’s senior staff.

“We breathe each other’s oxygen in the foxhole. We are all very close. And all the palace intrigue stories for a White House that’s just constant action, constant movement — they’re just not true, and they’re actually besides the point and hurtful,” she said.

“If you don’t think people behind you leak, I will sadly disabuse you of that notion,” Tapper replied.

“I’m sure that’s the case,” responded Conway.

Trump and his advisers have repeatedly accused news organizations of running false or misleading stories about them, and reporters have called out false statements made by the president and his staff.

The situation came to a boil again Monday, when Trump said the media does not cover terrorist attacks even though such strikes often lead to blanket coverage on television, online and in print.

Conway argued media organizations don’t give adequate attention to attacks that don’t result in mass casualties.