Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) criticized 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 on Sunday for calling members of the press "the enemy" and declining to comment on a Republican congressional candidate's assault on a reporter last week.

"No comment at all from Donald Trump on the incident in which a reporter was violently assaulted last week. 'The enemy,'" Beyer wrote on Twitter, quoting an earlier tweet from the president.

No comment at all from Donald Trump on the incident in which a reporter was violently assaulted last week. "The enemy." https://t.co/kx6aX6e49P — Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) May 28, 2017

During his trip abroad and after returning to Washington on Saturday, Trump remained silent on a Wednesday episode in which Republican Greg Gianforte, a candidate in Montana's special House election, allegedly body slammed a reporter after being asked a question about the American Health Care Act.

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Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault for the attack, which happened the day before the election. Despite the charge, Gianforte narrowly beat Democrat Rob Quist.

On his first full day back in Washington, Trump blasted the media in a pair of tweets on Sunday over their use of anonymous sources. He also resurrected his previous accusation that members of the media are "the enemy."

Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017

....it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017

Democrats have accused Trump in recent days of propagating and promoting harsh — and potentially violent — treatment of journalists. The president himself has maintained a combative relationship with the press, and has often called reporters and media outlets "dishonest" and "fake news."