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Trump faces backlash for celebrating layoffs at The Atlantic, calling it 'Great News'
Fox News ^ | May 26 2020 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn

Posted on 05/26/2020 11:04:55 PM PDT by knighthawk

President Trump is facing intense backlash for celebrating the recent layoffs that took place at the liberal magazine The Atlantic.

Last week, The Atlantic became the latest of several news outlets that have cut its staff amid the coronavirus pandemic, detailing in a memo to staff that 68 of their colleagues were let go, resulting in a cut of roughly 17 percent of all of the magazine's employees.

Roughly 40 million Americans have lost their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic. On Tuesday night, Trump touted the layoffs from the magazine whose coverage has been largely critical of the president.

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KEYWORDS: layoff; media; msm; theatlantic; trump
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To: knighthawk

These “news outlets”, should not have agenda’s and instead of reporting the news they make up crap.
Sources like CNN and the Washington Post deserve to fail because like The Donald says, they are FAKE NEWS.
The Atlantic is just such one.


41 posted on 05/27/2020 3:57:42 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: sphinx

Even in the midst of layoffs, they ran an article yesterday called “The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump.“


42 posted on 05/27/2020 3:58:55 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: McGruff

I know one person that might read their website once in a while.


43 posted on 05/27/2020 4:08:57 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: knighthawk

Backlash from what group or person??? Jim Acosta all butt hurt??


44 posted on 05/27/2020 4:13:46 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: CitizenUSA

You’re not going to really believe that moderate/independent political garbage, are you?


45 posted on 05/27/2020 4:24:42 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: MAGAthon

I’m glad Mr. Yoel flies over those states. Why would any sane person want him to pay a visit?


46 posted on 05/27/2020 4:26:15 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Wu Flu! (when I feel heavy metal) Wu Flu! (when I'm pins and I'm needles) Wu Flu!)
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To: knighthawk

Boo hoo.
Kick ‘em when they fall down.
Kick ‘em when they fall down.

—The Smiths


47 posted on 05/27/2020 4:27:00 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Wu Flu! (when I feel heavy metal) Wu Flu! (when I'm pins and I'm needles) Wu Flu!)
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To: knighthawk

Intense? Maybe from The Atlantic. But they don’t count. I love the fact they are facing layoffs. They will learn nothing from it — only to whine because the President celebrates it.


48 posted on 05/27/2020 4:28:26 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: CitizenUSA
What I posted was my opinion that his tone is needlessly turning off some undecided voters, and you didn’t address that at all.

Same thing was said in 2016. The independents I talked to were not undecided. They wanted their jobs back from China, a wall, and a few other things. They didn't care what the fake news said about Trump's "tone" and they care even less now.

49 posted on 05/27/2020 4:30:59 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: CitizenUSA
Trump’s tone could be a deciding factor.

Haha. I remember that one from 2016.

His tone WAS a deciding factor. Just not in the way you mean.


50 posted on 05/27/2020 4:31:07 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: CitizenUSA
Trump needs to understand there are still millions of well meaning voters out there who tune in to the network nightly news. They don’t go searching the internet for alternate, conservative opinions. If NBC, CBS, and ABC news are their primary news sources, is it any wonder why they are rethinking their Trump support?

Do you think attempting to appease NBC, or any of the MSMs, is going to make the MSMs reduce their raw hatred for pres. Trump?

The MSM has labeled every republican in the 20th and 21st Century a nazi and/or racist no matter how mild their temperament.

Attempting to appease the press on *anything* is falling for an Alinsky tactic by the press.

You don't appease these f'rs, you attack them again, and again, and again. Put *them* on the defense.

51 posted on 05/27/2020 4:32:04 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Flick Lives; CitizenUSA

I think that one cannot appease the MSM. however one can be respectful of the voters who lean towards him but do not wish to be insulted.

He is losing the Forgotten Man if he continues.


52 posted on 05/27/2020 4:34:40 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Chickensoup
I think that one cannot appease the MSM. however one can be respectful of the voters who lean towards him but do not wish to be insulted.

Give me one instance where Pres. Trump is not respectful to the people? When has he insulted the people of this country?

You know who *has* insulted the people of this country? Biden, with his jack-wagon racist comment about "you ain't black" if you don't vote for him.

53 posted on 05/27/2020 4:37:33 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: romanesq

54 posted on 05/27/2020 4:40:59 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: CitizenUSA

No reasonable American is voting for a man with dementia no matter what our President tweets


55 posted on 05/27/2020 4:42:50 AM PDT by italianquaker
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To: knighthawk
The liberal press hates President Trump AND they hate us... but we're suppose to cry when some of 'em go out of business?

Gimme a break.

56 posted on 05/27/2020 4:59:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (Plan for the worst (intentional bio-weapon attack.) Hope for the best (current plan)...)
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To: knighthawk

https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/476391-biden-tells-coal-miners-to-learn-to-code

Biden said it, so what’s the beef?


57 posted on 05/27/2020 5:06:25 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: knighthawk

Maybe all journalists should be on lockdown until a vaccine.


58 posted on 05/27/2020 5:27:45 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: knighthawk

When the last of the currently employed journ-o-lists
One day hands me my fries through the Burger King drive-thru window
Then I will finally have my country back.


59 posted on 05/27/2020 5:34:34 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: knighthawk

Backlash from who? Oh that’s right! Other Leftist hacks claiming to be “journalists”. LOL! Well no chit they don’t like it.

Oh well, I guess they’ll just have to learn to code.


60 posted on 05/27/2020 6:06:44 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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