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Magna Chakrabardi. President Trump is often called a master of the media, although it's not a

friendly relationship. In fact, quite the opposite. Trump has repeatedly disparaged the press

using the same four words, enemy of the people.

When you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people. Go ahead.

I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people, along with a lot of the media.

I think Facebook has been very disarm. I think Facebook has been very bad for our country,

especially when it comes to election. The media, those people right there, they're corrupt, largely corrupt.

They are truly the enemy of the people. They are. To fight that perceived enemy, the president

repeatedly has gone to court against the media, filing lawsuits alleging defamation,

constitutional rights violations, election interference, and other things.

But since his election in November, two major lawsuits against Trump have been settled before ever going to court.

And talks reportedly are underway to settle a third.

The first settlement was from Disney, ABC News's parent company.

In December, Disney agreed to pay Trump $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit.

Last month, Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, and its owner, Mark Zuckerberg, agreed to a $25 million settlement with the president.

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