Newspaper reporter resigns after wrongly claiming Annapolis shooter wore MAGA hat

The Hill ^ | 06/29/18 | Max Greenwood

[yesthatjallen]

A newspaper reporter in Massachusetts resigned on Friday after falsely claiming in a tweet that the gunman who opened fire on a newsroom in Maryland a day earlier was wearing a hat bearing President Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again."

Conor Berry, a reporter at The Republican in Springfield, Mass., said on Twitter that his journalism career "came to a screeching halt" after the tweet on Thursday, and offered an apology to fellow reporters and Trump supporters.

"Folks, My 21-year career as a 'journalist,' a fancy term that makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet," he wrote. "Can't take it back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to all good, hardworking reporters and to POTUS supporters."

ETC...

[Red Badger]

The Trump Curse claims another scalp...............

[HiTech RedNeck]

Blaming EVERYTHING on Donald.

[BitWielder1]

Too Fake even for Fake News. There is a glimmer of hope.

[RooRoobird20]

Apology not accepted, you flaming @ssh*le!!!!

[jazminerose]

They just make this kind of stuff up and then they’re outraged at being called “Fake News”.

[Conserv]

HA HA

[butlerweave]

The Annapolis shooter probably never heard of President Trump he’s way too focused on the Newspaper

[HiTech RedNeck]

Come on. Donald can turn any ballcap into a MAGA cap with a wink of his mischievous eye!

[Flick Lives]

Another one “Red Hens” out.

[bigbob]

“I got fired because I made up shit”

...said no journalist, ever.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Wet hens.

[Rio]

Wow. Fake news now has a cost.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Donald done trolled ‘em into insanity.

[I want the USA back]

Hoping that he starves in abject poverty living under a bridge in Camden NJ.

[Hugin]

Late night Ambien tweet?

[MichaelCorleone]

These people - from the alphabet channels on down - have become so accustomed to lying and twisting the truth to satisfy their political agenda, they do it without even thinking twice about it.

Maybe, maybe, those days are coming to an end.

[Kickass Conservative]

He still wishes it were true, so no problem...

[lee martell]

I’m glad he got called out for his lie, but he writes;
“My 21 year career has ended.”. Couldn’t he just go to another paper to get employment or work as a free agent?

[cherry]

he apologized...that’s more that can be said by most journalists and reporters.