Posted on 12/09/2017 6:43:43 PM PST by Helicondelta
Journalists were rattled on Saturday after President Donald Trump called out a Washington Post reporter for tweeting a misleading picture of Trump’s rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday night.
Weigel had tweeted a picture of Trump’s rally that appeared to show an empty arena, but it was taken well before the rally got underway in front of a packed venue.
Weigel apologized in response to Trump’s tweet, at which point the president declared victory and called on Weigel to be fired. Weigel, Trump tweeted, “just admitted that his picture was a FAKE (fraud?) showing an almost empty arena last night for my speech in Pensacola when, in fact, he knew the arena was packed (as shown also on T.V.). FAKE NEWS, he should be fired.”
Trump’s tweets at Weigel appeared to rattle some members of the media, in part because the president included Weigel’s Twitter handle in his tweets.
“By including Dave Weigel’s @ handle, the president’s statement is inviting followers to gang up on a reporter,” CNN’s Brian Stelter wrote.
Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffrey defended Weigel, calling him “a great reporter.”
“The president calling for a journalist to be fired seems like a public threat to the First Amendment,” wrote MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
The “reporter” knowingly filed a false report?
Why wouldn’t...he be fired?
Time for an address to the nation about fake news. Should be done by Sarah Sanders. She should spend 30 minutes detailing all of the examples of fake news and ask for public response directed to the MSM or, should I say, the Fake News Media.
Its well beyond just fake news..fake news implies that they really didnt mean it, it was just accidental that they reported on incorrect info..this is NOT fake news..this is DELIBERATE because these jackasses HATE, DESPISE our President..they would NEVER EVER treat Obama like this, they were too busy kissing his ass and calling it ice cream..they hate Trump, they hate his family..they hate the fact that Trump and his family are breathing the same air they breathe
The President has First Amendment rights, too.
When the news is clearly wrong, he can say so, and identify the person doing it.
And they hate the people who support Trump.
They wish us all dead that I am sure of
I saw his pick and imediately thought of Otter saying “okay, so this guy is a complete zero... think back when you were freshmen...”
The compromised dishonest media is a threat to the First Amendment.
Yup!..the same guy that was seen dressed in a skirt in the ladies room at Target!......
I have 4 “anonymous” female sources confirming this....contact him at his Twitter account for conformation.../s
So Twitter posts are supposed to be ONE WAY for liberals.
I guess Weigel is known as a joker and will say he was only joking? Fine. President Trump was only joking that you should be fired, Weigel. Har de har har.
I understand there was also a large crowd of folks outside who couldn't get in.
It's hard to refute fake news without numbers and facts at our disposal.
Leni
And here I thought Love Trumps Hate. Guess it doesn't
But MSNBC anchors en masse called for Trump to resign after Franken's phony 'resignation' speech -- and that's ok??. LOL!!!
Reporters have been doing this for years, lying on page one then retracting it days later on page 15.
“That’s the guy from “W””
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What - the movie about Bush or ? I have no reference points for either “W” or the guy in the vid I linked to - I don’t know anything about either!
It was a popular KDrama from last year.
Fat, drunk and stupid is now way to go trough life Weigel
KDrama?
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