Here's What Happened at Trump's First News Conference in 167 Days

In his first news conference since winning the election in November, President-elect Donald Trump addressed questions about fake news, Russian hacking, business dealings, U.S job growth, and repealing the Affortable Care Act.

Here’s a quick recap of the promises, allegations, and fights that erupted during the conference:

Fake News:

• Trump repeatedly refused to take questions for CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta and accused CNN of being “fake news.”  
• Vice President-elect Mike Pence and Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer both condemned CNN and BuzzFeed for their recent stories regarding Trump’s relations with Russia.
• Trump praised the media who withheld comments on the unsubstantiated claims about ties with Russia.

Donald Trump refuses to take a question from CNN's Senior White House Correspondent @Acosta https://t.co/SYIPLekALG https://t.co/Im5Dlc38B4

— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2017

Russia Hacking:

• For the first time, Trump admitted he believed the FBI’s reports about Russia’s interference with the U.S election saying “as far as hacking is concerned, I think it was Russia."
• However, he also claimed that the U.S could also be hacked by other countries, like China.

Business dealings:

Sheri Dillon, a lawyer with Morgan Lewis — a firm that in May was named the Russia Law Firm of the Year — took the mic and spoke at length about Trump’s soon to be implemented business plans that would avoid conflicts of interest. She stated:

• the future president would be isolated from his companies,
• Trump has no responsibility to enter a blind trust or otherwise fully divorce himself from his business holdings; and,
• sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. will fully take over the family business.

Economic advancement:

• Trump also clarified issues dealing with economic growth highlighting a potential influx of U.S. jobs in the automotive industry.
• He referred to himself as “the greatest job producer that God ever created.”

Affordable Care Act:

• Trump says he intends to repeal the act and replace it “in the same week, possibly the same day.”

He ended his remarks by stating if either of his sons mishandled their business obligations, he would say, “you’re fired” — a reference to his famed tagline from his reality TV show, The Apprentice.