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Trump airs video slammed as propaganda at virus briefing
France24 ^ | April 14, 2020

Posted on 04/14/2020 2:10:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump startled White House reporters on Monday by airing a video at his daily coronavirus briefing that sounded like a campaign re-election advert.

Despite a US death toll of 23,200,Trump insisted his administration had superbly mitigated the damage, at one point even claiming that his actions saved "tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of lives."

To the shock of reporters gathered for his briefing on the pandemic, Trump played a self-congratulatory, anti-media video during the press conference.

Several news outlets, which have taken to broadcasting most or all of the lengthy events live, quickly cut away.

Asked why he aired the video, Trump was curt: "because we're getting fake news."

Trump has jousted with journalists for years, but his airing of the video appeared to mark a new point of conflict with the press corps.

CNN anchor John King, who spent years covering the White House, said that "to play a propaganda video at taxpayer expense in the White House briefing room is a new -- you can insert your favorite word here."

Afterwards, Trump repeatedly insisted he took the right step in banning flights from China in late January, and expressed flashes of anger at reporters who asked him tough questions.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: again; bias; fakenews; journalism; media
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1 posted on 04/14/2020 2:10:40 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Seems as though the French are just as good as our own enemiedia at twisting words. Leave it to the surrender-monkeys to completely disregard their fellow travelers being called out for their own hypocrisy.


2 posted on 04/14/2020 2:13:44 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yes, of course, truth is proclaimed as propaganda...I mean geez, not like anything on that video was actual. GG. /s


3 posted on 04/14/2020 2:14:18 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What a pleasure to watch Trump annihilate the press. He never cowers or genuflects.


4 posted on 04/14/2020 2:22:08 AM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I hope Trump adds more of these at EVERY one of these press conferences. Show them how they lie.Use their own words against them.


5 posted on 04/14/2020 2:29:27 AM PDT by Singermom
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To: LongWayHome

Pointing out simple illustration of their rancid lies and exposing them is “propaganda.”


6 posted on 04/14/2020 2:44:00 AM PDT by romanesq (8Chan & its child porn are kaput & all the crap with it. Trump-Pence 2020! Magacoalition.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He’s going to be attacked for EVERYTHING, anyhow, so why not this? At least he was able to get the truth out to people who might not otherwise know it. And I’ll bet a lot were watching after the Fauci-CNN mess over the weekend.


7 posted on 04/14/2020 2:48:36 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND.)
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CNN anchor John King, who spent years covering the White House, said that “to play a propaganda video at taxpayer expense in the White House briefing room is a new — you can insert your favorite word here.”

Challenge accepted= Cuck...


8 posted on 04/14/2020 2:53:45 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Singermom

Otra ves manana....


9 posted on 04/14/2020 2:54:46 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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CNN is ATT

Do you ATT investors/subscribers give a damn?


10 posted on 04/14/2020 3:08:00 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Spacetrucker

The poor Euro morons have no idea that all daily US lame stream media programming is a 24 hour in-kind contribution to the DNC.


11 posted on 04/14/2020 3:11:00 AM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He aired propaganda - THEIR OWN lol


12 posted on 04/14/2020 3:11:20 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (Pressure makes diamonds - General Patton)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”

Harry S Truman


13 posted on 04/14/2020 3:25:07 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: LongWayHome

He don’t need them they are dog doo an his shoe


14 posted on 04/14/2020 3:49:43 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Singermom

“I hope Trump adds more of these at EVERY one of these press conferences”

I agree. And he should stop the videos at certain points and have the reporters explain why they said what was said.


15 posted on 04/14/2020 4:51:17 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Singermom

I always thought it was be funny if he did a montage of the press all saying the same thing, like Rush does on his show.


16 posted on 04/14/2020 4:51:40 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe Trump should do this a little more often to call out the lying media.


17 posted on 04/14/2020 4:59:31 AM PDT by Ron H. (Gab.com.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Love the tweet:

US media declare their own video broadcasts propaganda!


18 posted on 04/14/2020 5:06:11 AM PDT by Madam Theophilus (iI)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

France24= cheese eating surrender monkeys.


19 posted on 04/14/2020 5:12:40 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Gay State Conservative

French News Agency AFP gets CNN to comment! haha.


20 posted on 04/14/2020 5:22:57 AM PDT by MAGAthon ( Fauc)
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