But the relationship between the two New Yorkers has gone south quickly, with frequent barbs exchanged in interviews and on Twitter.

The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in. Instead of working to fix it, they.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017

Once again the Trump administration is showing its true colors: talk like a populist but govern like a special interest zealot. #trumpcuts — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 16, 2017

Zucker said last month that Trump’s attacks on CNN as "fake news" are a "badge of honor" and have actually boosted employees’ morale.“They wear those insults as a badge of honor, because it means they are doing their jobs,” Zucker said in February.“I would say that morale is incredibly high," he added. "They are not being intimidated, they are not backing down, they know they have my full support and it is a very exciting time, frankly, to be a journalist at CNN.”