The media is the 'enemy of the American people?

President Trump blasted the media as "the enemy of the American people" in tweet Friday, calling out several outlets specifically.
"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!" he wrote.

The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017

He had posted and then quickly deleted a slightly different version of the tweet just a few minutes earlier, which omitted ABC and CBS. He also included the word "SICK!" on the end of the original post.
The tweet came a day after the president held an adversarial and lengthy news conference, in which he berated the media as "very fake news."

Trump and chief White House strategist Steve Bannon have both referred to the media as the "opposition party."