Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.
At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders.
The controversy arose after Trump accused Democrats of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” on social media. He also reposted a statement including the words: “hang them.”
According to the site, “The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members. Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful. It is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the United States’ military, and President Trump called for them to be held accountable.”
So we can just say what we want right? He literally gave his opinion on how they should’ve been tried… it was death. You can see them on his social media posts… how is that mis reported? So on that mental gymnastic, I can say “President Trump is a traitor to our country and his crimes are punishable by death!” And that shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Ah the ol’ logic and reason bit eh.
The only difference being that your statement would be an accurate reflection of reality.
Mostly just because the commander in chief has the strategic mind of a toddler and thinks accusing others of exactly what he is guilty that week of is good strategy.
Seems to be a good strategy to me, it got him elected twice. And it got an entire political party under his thumb, so that they don’t think at all about crossing him.