A former CNN political commentator has become the host of US President Donald Trump's News of the Week video on his personal Facebook page.

Kayleigh McEnany appeared in the second instalment of the new series, the day after she said she was leaving CNN.

It will no doubt be seen as a major coup by Mr Trump, who has been at war with CNN and other "mainstream media" outlets since taking office.

He accuses them of failing to report on the achievements of his administration.

This new online segment, launched by his daughter-in-law Lara last week, appears to be designed to promote Mr Trump's successes, with updates on key policy areas such as immigration and jobs from Trump Tower in New York.

Now for the 'Real News': Trump TV presents the news on Facebook

On Sunday (Aug 6), episode two appeared and showed signs of settling in to a permanent format: the presenter was former CNN pro-Trump commentator Kayleigh McEnany, who revealed on Monday that she had been appointed a Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesman. Also new were over-the-shoulder graphics and headlines, just like a regular American nightly news.

Ms McEnany said she was speaking from Trump Tower , and in 90 seconds ran through a series of positive stories about the president, seated in front of a blue Trump-Pence themed wall reminiscent of election campaign backgrounds.

"Overall, since the president took office, President Trump has created more than 1 million new jobs, the unemployment rate is at a 16-year low, and consumer confidence is at a 16-year high - all while the Dow Jones continues to break records. President Trump has clearly steered the economy back in the right direction," she said.



What has been labelled by the US mainstream media as "Trump TV" was shared with more than 22 million Facebook page followers and on Twitter soon after its debut, according to NBC News, which added that Mr Trump's presidential campaign committee is listed as having paid for the production.

Watch the reaction from CNN to Trump TV

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Jake tapper rips Kayleigh McEnany for joining TRUMP TV: ‘It’s not real and it’s not news’

How Do You Feel About Trump TV?

Basically, the entire broadcast is full of positive facts about the Trump administration’s week. I guess they’re viewing this as a way to fight back against the #FakeNews reports from CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, etc. According to reports, Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump is calling the shots.



I’m still trying to decide how I feel about this. It slightly creeps me out. I don’t think it’s anything like state-run propaganda in countries like North Korea though. Libs need to stop with that comparison. It’s idiotic for a number of reasons, the first being, THIS ISN’T PAID FOR OR ENDORSED BY THE STATE. Not to mention that there’s a ton of opposition out there. In fact, that’s what inspired this project in the first place.



#FakeNews did that.



On one hand, it slightly sketches me out, but on the other hand, I can’t take the left seriously, because they eat MSNBC, NPR and NYT for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Donald Trump launches 'real news' programme hosted by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump

If you're worried you may not have heard about Donald Trump's accomplishments this week, then rest assured, because he's launched his own 'real news' programme hosted by his daughter-in-law.



Lara Trump is bringing Trump fans a round-up of his achievements that we may have missed – because of "fake news", apparently – in a video on the US President's Facebook page.



The first clip launched on July 30, with Lara (married to Donald's son Eric) announcing: "I bet you haven't heard about all the accomplishments the President had this week because there's so much fake news out there.