After a contentious interview on Tuesday in which Kellyanne Conway, the presidential adviser,<br />and Jake Tapper of CNN clashed over whether the White House or the news media was more indifferent to facts, the journalist was bracing on Wednesday for a backlash from the right.<br />In one example cited by Mr. Tapper, Mr. Trump said on Tuesday<br />that the murder rate was “the highest it’s been in 47 years” and that “the press doesn’t tell it like it is.” The facts: While the rate spiked in 2015, multiple fact-checks found that the murder rate is actually near a 45-year low.<br />When Ms. Conway suggested that the media had played down some attacks because people had become “inured to terrorist attacks,” Mr. Tapper protested.<br />“Facts are stubborn things,” Mr. Tapper said, “and to say<br />that we’re not reporting something that happens not to be true, therefore we’re not to be trusted, that’s a problem.”<br />What you need to know to start your day, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday.<br />Mr. Trump added to tension with the press by accusing news organizations of playing down or declining to cover terrorist attacks.<br />The White House on Monday issued a list of what it said were 78 underreported attacks;<br />but several news organizations, including CNN and , provided evidence to the contrary.
