Posted on 09/04/2020 8:21:04 PM PDT by bitt
The Atlantic published a story Thursday evening that claimed President Donald Trump called the fallen American soldiers in a World War I cemetery “suckers” and “losers” in 2018. The author, Jeffrey Goldberg, cited four anonymous sources.
Nearly a dozen current and former Trump administration officials disputed the story. One, notably, was John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor who says he will not vote for Trump. “I was there,” he said, and “I didn’t hear that.”
Other claims in the Atlantic story are refuted by documentary evidence. The article claims, for instance, that Trump refused to visit the cemetery because the rain would ruin his hair. Bolton’s tell-all book said otherwise; so do official documents.
What is more interesting than the details of the story is how it was produced, and how it was rolled out. It has the appearance of a well-coordinated, well-executed campaign of disinformation, utilizing the full toolbox available to the Democratic Party.
The article was published Thursday evening. By Friday morning, a left-wing group called Vote Vets had not only produced an ad based on the article, but had aired it on Morning Joe — MSNBC’s early-morning flagship news and opinion show.
Meanwhile, the article spread across social media like a brush fire in a derecho. It trended at the top of Twitter; it was shared widely on Facebook, all without any of the “fact checks” that typically accompany disputed news reports on such platforms.
The Biden campaign issued a statement Thursday night — “If the revelations in today’s Atlantic article are true” — and held a press call Friday morning. The call featured, among others, Khizr Khan — the Gold Star father who attacked Trump in 2016.
A short time later, Biden himself held a press briefing on the U.S. economy. Though he was expected
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“A short time later, Biden himself held a press briefing on the U.S. economy. Though he was expected to discuss the August jobs report — which came in better than expected, at 1.4 million jobs added — he led with an angry tirade about the article.
At the end of his presentation, Biden turned to his campaign staff, who chose which reporters would be allowed to ask questions, and in what order. The first question went to Edward-Isaac Dovere, who writes for — surprise! — The Atlantic.”
Fake news gotta fake.
Biden Megadonor Owns The Atlantic, Reportedly Communicates Often With Journalist Behind Anonymously-Sourced Trump Bombshell
Daily Caller ^ | 9/4/2020 | Andrew Kerr
Posted on 9/4/2020, 5:41:44 PM by AndyJackson
Billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs*, the majority owner of The Atlantic, has donated over $1.2 million to former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates and groups since 2019, Federal Election Commission records show. Powell Jobs owns a 70% stake in The Atlantic, and she reportedly communicates often with its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg.
Goldberg published an anonymously-sourced story Thursday alleging that President Donald Trump had denigrated fallen American soldiers.
*related to the late Steve Jobs? Billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs*
*Widow and heir* Thanks to AndyJackson for this reality!
I wish I could say “who would ever be clueless and idiotic enough to fall for such an obviously orchestrated and truly despicable hit piece?”, but I still hear liberals constantly going on about Trump being in Vladimir Putin’s pocket.
Truly no one ever went broke overestimating the stupidity of the American public.
Obviously Biden's "off-the-cuff" remarks about the fake report are as scripted as everything else although he looks around more to pretend he isn't just reading, slowly, so slowly.
Biden is normally sleepy jjoe but today he was angry joe, then settled back to sleepy joe later. What they have in common is slow joe.
The only reason this fiction was written is so Biden could make a statement and fake being a leader
The Biden campaign issued a statement Thursday night — “If the revelations in today’s Atlantic article are true” — and held a press call Friday morning. The call featured, among others, Khizr Khan — the Gold Star father who attacked Trump in 2016.
He also said something to the effect “My son was in the military and you can’t that about my son”
I guess Hunter is hidden...
If it is true he is a pedophile, Joe Biden should be put away for life and is not qualified to hold the office of president.
Joe’s nightmare resurrection tour, jobs and riots, all we’re supposed to be positives for Joe. All have become such liabilities that they were forced to deploy this distraction. Who knows how many they have left. We’ve seen at least a dozen, probably more, of these productions. With each one they become less effective. This will have no traction. They jumped the shark on this crap a long time ago. I look at what this deployment is a reaction to. They’re panicked.
Jeffrey Mark Goldberg needs to be sued and prosecuted for his defamatory lies.
His wife, Pamela Ress Reeves Goldberg is the consulting senior advisor on gender strategy to the Executive Office of Melinda Gates. She is the former director of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s International Fund for Women and Girls at the United States Department of State.
Tell me that Hillary wasn’t the instigator of this demented hit piece.
bump
WHY is Creeper Joe allowed to get away with baby-raping while Jill Biden watches, and buys more children for Creeper to molest and rape?
WHY??
Hillary tells him to never concede.
Military Times poll shows Biden support.
Veterans are not losers as runs within hours of story breaking.
Supposedly today is the first day military ballots go out.
Goldburg was who wrote the story that got us into Iraq.
Coincidences I ‘m sure.
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON ON WHY THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIMES & HIGH ON THE LIST OF THE 4 MOST CRITICAL IN AMERICA’S HISTORY!
1 HOUR!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6L5C0uLFjE
The “Swift Boat Vets” destroyed Kerry and the DNC went ballistic. This is how the DNC/Media attempts revenge. The difference is that the Swift Boat Vets told the truth.
bump!!!!!!
The rats are getting desperate, u can smell the fear miles away!
It is more obvious by the day that Biden is now trailing in the swing states.
coordinated broadcasts === propaganda
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