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Trump: Kentucky students ‘have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be’
thehill.com ^ | - 01/22/19 07:45 AM EST | Kyle Balluck

Posted on 01/22/2019 9:50:46 AM PST by Red Badger

President Trump in an early morning tweet on Tuesday said the high school students involved in an encounter with a Native American man that went viral “have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be.”

“Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be,” Trump tweeted.

“They have captivated the attention of the world, and I know they will use it for the good — maybe even to bring people together,” he added.

“It started off unpleasant, but can end in a dream!”

Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be. They have captivated the attention of the world, and I know they will use it for the good - maybe even to bring people together. It started off unpleasant, but can end in a dream! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2019

Late Monday, Trump accused the media of smearing the students.

"Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false — smeared by media. Not good, but making big comeback!" Trump tweeted, before adding a quote tied to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's show.

Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false - smeared by media. Not good, but making big comeback! “New footage shows that media was wrong about teen’s encounter with Native American” @TuckerCarlson — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2019

Video clips initially passed around social media over the weekend appeared to show the students from a Catholic high school in Covington, Ky., harassing and taunting the man, Nathan Phillips, a Vietnam veteran, at the Indigenous People's March in Washington, D.C.

The most widely shared video featured a student, Nick Sandmann, with an expression many described as smirking as Phillips played his drum directly in front of him.

Sandmann and several other students were wearing “Make America Great Again” apparel during the encounter.

Additional footage and reports emerging later, however, appeared to show that Phillips approached Sandman after other protesters started hassling the students.

Sandmann said in a statement Sunday that initial reports about the confrontation were based on "misinformation" and "outright lies."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: anticatholicbigotry; catholicstudents; covington; covingtoncatholic; liberalfascism; magahat; nicksandman; trump45
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1 posted on 01/22/2019 9:50:46 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Duke LaCrosse, all over again.


2 posted on 01/22/2019 9:52:20 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Red Badger

Thank you President Trump for saying the exact words that need to be said.


3 posted on 01/22/2019 9:53:07 AM PST by PGR88
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To: gaijin

Crystal Magnum.

Finally burned down her BF's house and murdered him.

She'd been doing stuff like this HER WHOLE LIFE.

4 posted on 01/22/2019 9:54:21 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Red Badger

Think of all the people who get smeared by the media and do not have the President of the United States standing-up for them.


5 posted on 01/22/2019 9:56:36 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red Badger
GOOD!!! Perhaps President Trump is getting his own voice back! It's pretty obvious what the agenda was. The media took a situation, twisted it beyond recognition, and were going to use it to turn the MAGA hat into a hate symbol.

Now, President Trump, if you follow us: SIGN AN EO FOR TWO YEARS OF THE WALL. Then, the dems can sit down or take total blame, because nothing would be accomplished by keeping up their attempt to force President Trump to abandon his supporters!

6 posted on 01/22/2019 9:58:09 AM PST by grania ("We're all just pawns in their game")
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To: gaijin
Over ONE HUNDRED profs at Duke signed a public document, condemning the boys.

At the trial black people in the audience were openly TELLING the families of the boys they were going to kill them, giving their addresses to prove they knew where to go.

7 posted on 01/22/2019 9:58:38 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Red Badger
Sandmann said in a statement Sunday that initial reports about the confrontation were based on "misinformation" and "outright lies."

Not just initial reports, the misinformation and lies continue.

Also, don't for a moment believe the misinformation and lies were put out there by accident. It was 100% intentional. The people standing around taking the pictures and video were there and saw what really happened. They chose to post and spin it as a lie anyway.

8 posted on 01/22/2019 10:01:22 AM PST by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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To: PGR88
DC tourism is going to take a big hit with school trips. 😀
9 posted on 01/22/2019 10:02:35 AM PST by cnsmom
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So will next year’s March For Life! Probably the intent of the smear the whole time. Ruin their lives so others are afraid to show up and support their cause.


10 posted on 01/22/2019 10:04:58 AM PST by clarissaexplainsitall
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To: gaijin
Actually, her name was Crystal Mangum, although it was widely quoted as Crystal Magnum at the time.

Ms. Mangum is currently serving a prison term for second-degree murder.

11 posted on 01/22/2019 10:10:03 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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Malania should visit the school as part of her BE BEST program congratulating the students in handling the bullies without violence.


12 posted on 01/22/2019 10:10:03 AM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Red Badger

And think about this folks. At the end of last year the media was giving themselves all these courage awards for being under assault. Trump was the greatest threat to the First Amendment in the history of this country.

Who is the threat, those who question power or those who abuse it?

The First Amendment conveys upon the press a great power that should come with a great responsibility. They have abused that power beyond all comprehension. And their response? You watch, in the coming days they will circle the wagons and THEY will claim victimhood.


13 posted on 01/22/2019 10:15:03 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: Red Badger

Some people LOOOOVE being conned


14 posted on 01/22/2019 10:16:19 AM PST by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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.. handling the bullies without violence

With all due respect and admiration for Melania, most of recorded history, along with my own experience, maintain that the above is very rarely possible and/or effective.

15 posted on 01/22/2019 10:32:37 AM PST by tomkat
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To: Red Badger

Clearly we have entered Goerge Orwell’s ‘1984’ just took 25 years longer th a he thought. These boys are clearly guilty of ‘facecrime’!


16 posted on 01/22/2019 10:48:50 AM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: ThunderSleeps
Re: 100% intentional

My bet, as well.

As lawsuits proceed, it will be interesting to see what the depositions and discovery reveal.

17 posted on 01/22/2019 11:02:21 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: tomkat

With all due respect, how effective was Daniel?

That young man looked like the proverbial Daniel in the Lion’s Den. And to read his description of events, which none have reason to doubt at this point, I would suggest that surely the Lord was with him, strengthening him.

Doing Right is a powerful statement that can awaken shame in even those who seem hopelessly lost. You will not save Chief Crying Wolf or the foul-mouthed Blacks who were “protesting” inventions of their own, tiny minds, but some on the Left are, I believe reached by the shameful treatment of these boys and their courageous stand.

P.S. The President’s tweet is almost poetry. I hope his words come true.


18 posted on 01/22/2019 11:16:26 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Red Badger

Another daily example of the corrupt fake news dispensing any false narrative they can in a knee jerk fashion.

The media is starting to notice that they have NO credibility in the real world.


19 posted on 01/22/2019 11:19:15 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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I live in Austin, but am originally from Northern Kentucky (Villa Hills). I am in the Detroit airport, after having spent the weekend in NKY helping my brother settle the estate of an aunt who passed away. My brother and I are both graduates of CCH.

My niece was at the March for life, as was another niece's boyfriend - she attends Notre Dame (CCH's sister school) and he was in the group of CCH students.

This is what happened.

The students had free time, and were to meet at the Memorial to get on the buses to head home. As the joined a group of African Americans started to taunt them, an call the 'racists' and 'faggots', because some of the had on MAGA hats. They responded by doing loud school cheers.

CCH is a small school of about 500. Nearly all of the students are in the 'spirit club', and they have very well choreographed cheers - they recently won State in both football and basketball (and basketball is NOT broken down into districts by school size). They were voted as the having the best student section.

After beginning to do school cheers, they were approached br Mr Phillips and his drum. Initially they thought he was joining them with his drum, and they cheered him on. It was only after he got into Mr Sandmann's face, and played inches from his face, that they figured out that he was actually antagonizing him. When they did, and Mr Sandmann did not get intimidated, they started to cheer on Mr Sandmann. Mr Sandmann actually turned to one of the students next to him, and asked them to be quiet, because Mr Phillip's was still chanting.

These students in general, and Mr Sandmann specifically acted with the greatest amount of integrity and respect!! I am proud to be a graduate of CCH and today ordered some new CCH shirts to wear around Austin!

I will be writing letters to the Principal of CCH (who is a very good guy) and the diocese expressing my lack of support for their lack of support. But right now I support CCH 'with a spirit that will not die!' (from the school song).
20 posted on 01/22/2019 11:20:42 AM PST by MMaschin (The difference between strategy and tactics!)
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