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CNN's Jake Tapper: I'm Not Blaming Trump For Five Dead Ukrainians, But...
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/17/2025 3:16:15 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

It's said that when someone makes a positive or neutral statement, then follows it with a "but," what follows negates what went before, and reflects the speaker's real opinion.

Thus it was that on Sunday's edition of CNN's State of the Union, host Jake Tapper three times mentioned that Russian attacks killed five Ukrainians after President Trump's meeting with Putin ended without a ceasefire.

In his final mention, Tapper said to Mike Pence:

"I'm not blaming it on President Trump,it's obviously President Putin's fault. But, if the ceasefire had happened on Friday, those five Ukrainians would be alive."

Gotcha, Jake. You're not blaming Trump for five dead Ukrainians, but . . . you'll let viewers read between the lines: yeah, it kinda is Trump's fault.

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1 posted on 08/17/2025 3:16:15 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; KC_Lion; frank ballenger; ...

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 08/17/2025 3:16:47 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“Russian attacks killed five Ukrainians after President Trump’s meeting with Putin ended without a ceasefire.”

Whoop-dee-doo


3 posted on 08/17/2025 3:20:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I’m not blaming Biden, BUT 90% of the war dead occurred while he was President. ;-)


4 posted on 08/17/2025 3:22:21 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Jake the Dramacrat is one of the dumbest talking heads.


5 posted on 08/17/2025 3:25:04 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The Fake doesn’t understand that LOTS of Ukrainians are gonna end up dead from here on out because Little Zelya is an intransigent POS.


6 posted on 08/17/2025 3:27:22 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Riiiight. Next, he’ll say he’s not blaming PDJT for dozens of future casualties from Hurricane Erin, but PDJT could have spared billions of $$$ to fund the the Green Nude Eel...


7 posted on 08/17/2025 3:27:42 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The technology of the war is changing fast:

https://en.topcor.ru/technology/

“camoshield™ hides your near-infrared signature. But that’s not all. camoshield™ also hides your thermal infrared signature. It does this by bringing your surface temperature down to as little as 10°C. And it accomplishes both without compromising your comfort.”

https://ufpro.com/us/camoshield


8 posted on 08/17/2025 3:29:19 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Mike Pence has turned into a truly dishonorable man. Now you see he was traitor to the President from the beginning back in 2016. As far Tapper he is dishonorable after lying about the last president. The media is worthless .


9 posted on 08/17/2025 3:30:27 PM PDT by Destroyer Sailor (Revenge is a dish best served cold. )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Screw you, Jake. Blame BideBama, Vicky & The Vindmans, Pelosi, Romney and the other scum who made sure this war got started.

Trump is just trying to clean up yet another leftist mess.


10 posted on 08/17/2025 3:32:23 PM PDT by Allegra (Thank you for your attention to this matter. )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Jake Tapper is a Democrat tool


11 posted on 08/17/2025 3:32:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hey CNN!

What did your boy Biden do to try to negotiate a peace?

Oh wait, he caused the war and then as it went bad kept escalating things in the hope of salvaging it.

At least Trump is trying to end this nonsense.

BTW, where was CNN in October 2021 questioning Biden if it’s prudent to push NATO East expansion?


12 posted on 08/17/2025 3:38:19 PM PDT by Red6
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What is pence’s role in life.


13 posted on 08/17/2025 3:38:35 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I’m blaming Biden and Boris Johnson for a million dead Ukrainians


14 posted on 08/17/2025 3:38:39 PM PDT by struggle
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Of course Ukraine’s President doesn’t want a cease fire. He is unwilling to give up land for lives. So as long as Zielinski will not give up one inch of dirt he will pay with souls. A price he is willing to accept. Trump has two choices. Wait until Zielinski runs out of souls. Or trade them for American souls.


15 posted on 08/17/2025 3:38:59 PM PDT by poinq (thics and customs and did not take an oath to the country. And did not follow the country's traditio)
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To: BenLurkin

The wants WW 3 rather than allowing President Trump to make peace. Demons.


16 posted on 08/17/2025 3:40:08 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO GODS BEFORE HIM!times over )
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To: cowboyusa

Yes-

CNN is a nasty, unprofessional, extremely biased, trash peddling, smear rag of the Democrat party that occasionally pretends to be a legitimate news outlet.


17 posted on 08/17/2025 3:48:59 PM PDT by Red6
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Ceasefire? Poppycock….it only benefits the Ukies….precious time to regroup and rearm. They are getting clobbered in Pokrovsk, and two other towns, four Cauldrons being formed….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH2AQ_hBVIQ

The RUSSIAN Donbass will be secured as a given, as should be, even President Trump knows this. If St Z’ and his EU controllers don’t get busy at the table, Vlad WILL be rolling up to the Dniepner, and eating Chicken Kiev, served fresh, not frozen.


18 posted on 08/17/2025 3:54:01 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

Three years of fighting and Russia has lost territory.

And over 200k soldiers.

And going broke having wasted their pension fund.


19 posted on 08/17/2025 3:59:28 PM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: TexasGator

You are funny.


20 posted on 08/17/2025 4:04:49 PM PDT by delta7
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