After teasing the press for more than a week, President Trump is expected to hand out his "Fake News Awards" on Wednesday, but it was still unclear as of Tuesday night what the mock ceremony will entail, including whether Trump will hand out any awards himself.
Asked Tuesday by the Washington Examiner if the White House had any other details about the event, press secretary Sarah Sanders said she had none to offer.
The awards were originally scheduled for Jan. 8, but Trump postponed them, writing on Twitter, “The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!” There was some speculation that the event could be postponed again.
Neither the White House nor Trump have indicated who will receive awards or how or where it will happen. It's not clear whether the awards will be handed out to individual reporters, entire news organizations, or both.
In late December, the "Trump Make America Great Again Committee," a joint project between the Republican National Committee and the Trump presidential campaign, sent out an email asking supporters to vote on a potential “2017 KING of Fake News.”
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