Posted on 10/28/2019 6:01:09 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Obama White House photographer says photo of Trump watching deadly strike on ISIS leader Baghdadi was STAGED because time stamp suggests it was taken two hours later
Pete Souza expressed suspicion about the photo of Trump in the Situation Room in a tweet on Sunday
He noted that the timestamp indicated it was taken at 17.05pm on Saturday - over 90 minutes after the 3.30pm raid reportedly took place
Many people shared support for Souza's speculation that the photo was posed
The chief official White House photographer for former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama has suggested that a snap of President Donald Trump watching the deadly strike on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was staged.
Pete Souza, an outspoken critic of Trump, tweeted the photo, which shows the president stone-faced alongside US military top brass, and noted that the timestamp indicated it was taken at 17.05pm on Saturday - over 90 minutes after the 3.30pm raid reportedly took place.
In doing so, Souza appeared to charge that Trump was not actually monitoring the situation when the photo was taken. Several users cited media reports that Trump returned to the White House at 3.33pm after spending his morning on the golf course Others came to Trump's defense and asserted that the raid could have continued through the time the photo was taken Souza acknowledged that possibility, tweeting: 'Before drawing definite conclusions about the photo, reporters need to nail down the actual timeline' Souza has been critical of Trump on many occasions in the past He served as chief official White House photographer for former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama
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They accuse of what they do themselves. All he did was admit that Obama staged the photo ops.
...but even then, so what??
So what Souza’s “new” data says is that the photo was taken just as the helicopters set off from Iraq.
The photographer backtracked on his comments in his own Twitter account. Yesterday afternoon.
I don’t see an apology in there.
Makes me wonder if the photo of the Osama Bin Laden capture was staged?
Obama politicized thr fib the cia the irs the va and now the camera guy
I was going to accuse you of forgetting Elvis, but I did a final scan and found him top center. That is excellent.
Nah it’s staged. I wonder if the photographer has clearance to be in that room during a raid of that nature.
Who cares?
No, libs never apologize.
(But you knew that, didn’t you?)
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The Hurricane Katrina guy with the beer is missing.
PETE TWEET YESTERDAY
Just to be clear, I didn’t say it was staged. Trump himself said he didn’t arrive to the Situation Room until “around 5pm”. So it’s definitely possible the photo was taken during the raid.
So ridiculous that the photo would have to be taken at the exact moment they are watching something? I didn’t assume they are watching anything they are receiving reports. They obviously posed for a photograph in the room and this all happened around the time of the raid. The photo was released along with the story that the raid had taken place so what difference would 2 hours make in the timing of the photograph?
Also, with photos being copied and posted a timestamp might be the result of a later copy.
Staged? With the Joint Chiefs of Staff brought back in two hours later? Doubtful.
Reaching, always reaching for something that will stick...
Idiot. Trump already said in his presser yesterday that he got there around 5:00-ish. So it matches perfectly.
Staged?? Who the “F” cares??
brilliant. love the Sgt Peppers. build it out. it’s hilarious
A panty-waste, leftist photographer,
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