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Matt Dowd: Donald Trump Hates the Media Because He Has a 'Real Problem' With 1st Amendment
Newsbusters.org ^ | August 23, 2017 | Kristine Marsh

Posted on 08/23/2017 2:17:21 PM PDT by Kaslin

After accusing Trump-supporters of wanting to hurt reporters, ABC went on to claim that Trump hated the media because he hates the truth, on Wednesday’s Good Morning America. Not only that, ABC political analyst Matthew Dowd stated, but Trump hates that that the Constitution protects freedom of the press.

The negative allegations began after anchor George Stephanopoulos gushed that the media was “running out of times to say, ‘we’ve never seen anything like this before from someone in the White House.’” Dowd went on to rant that Trump was “stoking the fires” of “division” with this rhetoric against the media:

STEPHANOPOULOS: Matthew, you’re kind of running out of the times to say we've never seen anything like this before from someone in the White House, from the President of the United States and such a difference from just 24 hours before.

DOWD: Yeah, it's amazing, George. I was reflecting on this last night and this morning at a time in America where we're thirsty for healing and unity, Donald Trump arrived in the desert of Arizona with an overheated rhetoric and damaging divisions in this. It does nothing to help heal the country at this point in time. He's presiding over this and he's only adding to this. Only stoking the fires more and more. That last night was a perfect example of how on the Mondays we see a mirage and on Tuesdays we see the true Donald Trump and what we saw last night I have to say was the real Donald Trump.

Stephanopoulos pointed out that he was in Trump’s line of fire during his speech last night and whined self-righteously, that it seemed to be Trump’s “strategy” to “turn accurate reporting into attacks on him.”

We learned last night that the president watches GMA, he took off on me last night as well as part of his media rant but the thing is, this is not just impulse, this is strategy by the president. He is trying to turn accurate reporting into attacks on him and using that to bind him more closely to his political base.


Dowd agreed, complimenting Stephanopoulos for being attacked by President Trump, saying he was in the rank of the truth-tellers. “What it seems like is that is greatest enemy is the truth. He’s mad when somebody tells the truth,” he stated. “Donald Trump seems to have---he loves the Second Amendment but he seems to have a real problem with the First Amendment,” Dowd added, as a rebuttal to Trump’s claims that the media unfairly reported on his Charlottesville remarks.

Dowd: Trump Hates the Media Because His 'Greatest Enemy Is the Truth'


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: abc; dopeydems; dowdy; georgesteponallofus; gma; matthewdowd; trumpmedia
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1 posted on 08/23/2017 2:17:21 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Hide behind that Amendment, Dowd.

You guys are slandering and libeling him, and making shit up outright.

Y’all can go to hell.


2 posted on 08/23/2017 2:19:36 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Kaslin
Donald Trump Hates the Media Because He THE DELUSIONAL LYING LEFTIST MEDIA Has a 'Real Problem' With THE TRUTH!!!
3 posted on 08/23/2017 2:20:39 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Lazamataz

These traitors wrap themselves in the Constitution when convenient and suits them, yet break the laws all the time. Screw them this is war!


4 posted on 08/23/2017 2:21:10 PM PDT by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: Kaslin

The media has been talking non-stop about Trump’s Phoenix speech—He really must have rattled them last night.


5 posted on 08/23/2017 2:24:20 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Kaslin
Translation: "I don't like Trump no matter what so I'm just gonna make up some sh*t about how he thinks."

6 posted on 08/23/2017 2:26:58 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t see the FBI breaking down the media’s doors or turning off your cameras, so stick it up your you-know-what, Dowd. You can say whatever you want, and so can Donald Trump, and that IS the First Amendment. You’re just not used to a Republican-affiliated politician who defends himself. This is who we voted for, so get used to it, Jack.


7 posted on 08/23/2017 2:36:27 PM PDT by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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To: Kaslin

That’s why he writes on twitter so much. Because he hates free speech. Yep.


8 posted on 08/23/2017 2:36:48 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: Kaslin

All bunk ,,,,,, and these bozos think Trump has a mental problem . The whole cast of MSM talking heads severely need mental health attention .


9 posted on 08/23/2017 2:38:58 PM PDT by Lionheartusa1 ()-: There is nothing democratic about the democrat party of fools :-()
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To: Kaslin

I don’t think the President has as much problem with the First Amendment as he does with the dishonest biased liars of the MSM.


10 posted on 08/23/2017 2:39:41 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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Trump has no problem at all with the First Amendment...He uses it all the time when he slams you lying sacks of excrement in the media...

YOU are the ones who can’t stand the amendment.....


11 posted on 08/23/2017 2:52:00 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Jim 0216

You said it.


12 posted on 08/23/2017 3:00:30 PM PDT by Kaslin (Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur - Politicians are not born; they are excreted. (Cicero)
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To: Kaslin

See new tagline.


13 posted on 08/23/2017 3:01:27 PM PDT by libertylover (Fake News = Hate News)
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To: Lionheartusa1

Well you should know by now that liberals like to throw their psychological projection at anyone they disagree with.


14 posted on 08/23/2017 3:03:51 PM PDT by Kaslin (Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur - Politicians are not born; they are excreted. (Cicero)
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To: Kaslin

I enjoy watching snowflakes melt.

5.56mm


15 posted on 08/23/2017 3:04:20 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Kaslin
The Liestream Media could use the First Amendment to endorse an event of the century. There would be a space ship, in the middle of the Nevada desert. They would tell the nation that on May 1st, 2018 the space ship will be taking the first 1000 in line on an epoch-making flight to the nearest star where a Earth-like planet awaits for the lucky passengers. The Liestream Media would advertise that this is the first flight that will start the relocation of humans on another planet. Stories about the expedition would be non-stop. The anticipation would be intense, like a monumental eclipse of the sun or a kid awaiting Christmas morning.

May 1st, 2018 comes and 20,000 people are pushing, clawing, biting and beating each other--all to be the first 1000 in line. Cars are in gridlock across the desert. The sound of car horns are deafening.

Then, suddenly as the world is watching . . . .

BOOM!!!!

The space ship was a bomb. The Liestream Media killed them all, like it is killing America!

16 posted on 08/23/2017 3:05:07 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
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To: Kaslin

You use your 1st amendment rights....and he uses his.

Deal with it, bitch.


17 posted on 08/23/2017 3:05:17 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Kaslin
Dowd has a interesting Wikipedia page. He was a Democrat who switched to Republican to work for Bush and then to Independent after Bush left office. Twice married and twice divorced, he's been dating guess who.


18 posted on 08/23/2017 3:10:34 PM PDT by x
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To: Kaslin

Someone needs to watch the DOJ scene in the movie Absence of Malice.....here’s a clip, but it doesn’t get all the way to the part about the responsibility of the press.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqBJJF2yvE&list=PLVat6AsoeViG-xgvj6kwS80Vn5lfaY76g


19 posted on 08/23/2017 3:11:15 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: Kaslin

And oh, BTW, you Lying Leftist liars, the 1st Amendment doesn’t protect your lies and defamation. Just a reminder when people start to go after you for your malicious lies.


20 posted on 08/23/2017 3:13:39 PM PDT by Jim W N
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