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The origins of Trump's beef with the press

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  • Donald Trump has not always been so critical of the press
  • Trump was a friend and frequent guest of CNN's Larry King

(CNN) Whether he's insulting specific journalists, calling out news organizations or maligning the media overall, the press is a frequent target of Donald Trump's.

His frustrations bubbled over Tuesday when Trump held a news conference on contributions he had long promised to veterans groups but which reporters had asked to be detailed.

Trump, no stranger to the limelight, has been dealing with the press for decades. He was a frequent guest on CNN's "Larry King Live," for instance, and a deep dive into CNN's archives shows a much tamer but still distrustful view of the press in the early 1990s compared with what is approaching open hostility in his presidential campaign.

Watch the video above to see how much things have changed.

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