Trump ataca o WSJ por relatos de contratempos com seus indicados, chamando o jornal de "óbnobio". Trump lashes out at WSJ over reports of setbacks with his nominees, calling the paper "obnoxious."

O presidente eleito Donald Trump criticou o Wall Street Journal por relatar contratempos com seus indicados para posições-chave, incluindo os papéis da DEA e do Secretário de Defesa. President-elect Donald Trump criticized The Wall Street Journal for reporting on setbacks with his nominees for key positions, including the DEA and Defense Secretary roles. Trump chamou o jornal de "obnóxio e ilegível" nas mídias sociais, sugerindo que a saída deve reconsiderar sua abordagem. Trump called the newspaper "obnoxious and unreadable" on social media, suggesting the outlet should reconsider its approach. O WSJ informou que a escolha de Trump para a DEA, Chad Chronister, retirou sua candidatura, embora Trump mais tarde tenha afirmado que ele removeu Chronister da consideração. The WSJ reported that Trump's DEA pick, Chad Chronister, withdrew his candidacy, though Trump later claimed he removed Chronister from consideration.