Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the immediate dismissal of reporters from CNN and The New York Times, accusing them of spreading false stories. In a statement, Trump branded them “bad, purposefully malicious people.” In a separate post, he claimed the outlets planned to sack journalists who allegedly fabricated reports about Iran’s nuclear facilities. The media organizations had recently cited U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting American strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months instead of destroying it outright.