President Trump to CNN reporter: 'I like real news. Not fake news. You're fake news'

Jessica Estepa | USA TODAY

President Trump promised a Monday press conference.

And when he didn't give one — he merely made some remarks and signed a memorandum on Chinese trade practices — this exchange happened between Trump and CNN's Jim Acosta, per pool reports:

Question: Mr. President, can you explain why you did not condemn those hate groups by name over the weekend?

Trump: I did condemn. They have been condemned.

Question: And why are we not having a press conference today? You said, on Friday, we'd have a press conference.

Trump: We had a press conference. We just had a press conference.

Question: Can we ask you some more questions then, sir?

Trump: It doesn't bother me at all, but, you know, I like real news. Not fake news. You're fake news. Thank you everybody.

After the non-press conference, Acosta — who has found himself in standoffs with the White House lately — tweeted, "The president said we just had a press conference. We did not. That's fake news."