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Ted Malloch, Trump's pick for ambassador to the EU, sat down with RT's Afshin Rattansi, sharing with him how fake news in the Western media has become a reality determining political agendas, and warning the EU against being too harsh on the exiting UK.
February's announcement of Malloch's candidacy prompted strong disapproval from the European Parliament, which described him as a threat to the union.
However, Malloch believes that the media rhetoric is actually more dangerous. Asked about a recent 'Donald Trump is a spy' spoof, he pointed out an alarming tendency.
"One has to wonder," the UK-based political scientist said, "if reality is actually copying some of these series on television. It would be very funny if it was a joke, but of course it's not a joke, and now it's impairing certain things that are happening in American politics. Some of us would wish it would just go away, [but] I'm afraid we're going to have to live with it for the next period of time and combat it for what it is - largely fake news."
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