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Trump calls for Fox News journalist to be fired for report on war dead scandal
The Guardian ^ | 6/9/20

Posted on 09/05/2020 4:59:53 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

The row over Donald Trump’s alleged remarks denigrating American soldiers has now seen the US president target one of his core areas of support as he called for a Fox News journalist who reported details of the scandal to be fired.

The Atlantic magazine published a story that described how Trump said he cancelled a visit to pay respects at an American military cemetery outside Paris in 2018 because he thought the dead soldiers were “losers” and “suckers”. Other outlets confirmed the news and detailed more incidents of Trump’s insulting attitude to American soldiers.

'He is a coward': Trump condemned for reportedly calling US war dead ‘suckers’ Read more Among those was the Fox News national security correspondent, Jennifer Griffin, who confirmed in a Twitter thread that Trump called soldiers “suckers”, had questioned why anyone would want to become a soldier and had not wanted to honor war dead at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in France.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidfrum; fakenews; griffin; jeffreygoldberg; jennifergriffin; johnbolton; sarahhuckabeesanders; theatlantic; trump; wardead
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To: Eleutheria5

It was absolutely unbearable to listen to Fox Gossip! You take a story like this and it is so unbelievable. What in the world is wrong with Fox? It was 100% Joke Biden Day at Fox. They are disgusting.


21 posted on 09/05/2020 5:15:44 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: TigersEye

Not true. Fox carried Bolton’s saying he was there and never heard it.


22 posted on 09/05/2020 5:18:09 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: InterceptPoint

Do you have her confused with Catherine Herridge who did such a great job reporting on the Russia Collusion hoax?


23 posted on 09/05/2020 5:18:10 PM PDT by tirednvirginia
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To: Dilbert San Diego

One would think if true you could pin point who it is. I would think there are only so many people there and around him at any given time it’s not like he was at a rave or anything.
The person won’t come forward because it’s not true and they know it. And if they can just make it up and run with you dont don’t anyone to come forward and say “It was me.”


24 posted on 09/05/2020 5:18:20 PM PDT by funfan
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“...There is no “proof”...”

There is a mountain of proof. Everyone present that day have stated the charges are NOT true. They are lies. That reporter violated every rule there ever was for honest reporting.


25 posted on 09/05/2020 5:18:54 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: 2CAVTrooper

Becoming Facebook more and more!


26 posted on 09/05/2020 5:20:18 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: Eleutheria5

I turned FOX off this morning as Eric Shawn, Arthelle Nevill and Griffin were on, following Leland Vittert. Fox turns over the keys to liberals for their weekend daytime shows. I usually watch OANN on weekends during the day.


27 posted on 09/05/2020 5:21:06 PM PDT by Ikemeister
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To: Eleutheria5

This has got Paul Ryan written all over it.


28 posted on 09/05/2020 5:22:33 PM PDT by OKSooner (Jacob Blake had it coming.)
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To: elpadre

And it’s impossible to prove a negative. But it defies credulity to imagine Trump would say this to anyone, even in private. Doesn’t ring true that he’d call WW I winners “losers.”


29 posted on 09/05/2020 5:22:56 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: Dave Wright

If you really heard that while you were there why stay anonymous?

Whats infuriating is there is real dirt on biden sexual assault stuff and it is just ignored. There is dirt on Bidens son ignored.

The world is indeed upside down


30 posted on 09/05/2020 5:24:30 PM PDT by funfan
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To: AndyJackson

Biden Mega donor 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 Andy Jackson

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!

https://i.ibb.co/1bnSmF0/biden50pts.jpg


31 posted on 09/05/2020 5:27:15 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (11/3/2020! VOTE FOR JOBS! NOT RIOTING BLM/ANTIFA/DEM/MOBS! POLICE FOR US! NOT JUST FOR THE ELITE!!!)
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To: All


FOX tried to stop Trump last time. Megyn Kelly admitted all their Debate Prep was trying to box Trump in. Predict how he would respond then a Colleague would hit him with a Gotcha.

Brett Baier interviewed Hillary when she was under Criminal Investigation - not a single question about it, but he asked her, your late mother, what would she think of your historic Candidacy? I know you guys were close.

Frankly, if you haven’t figured out Fox News by now ( look who they exclude for Election coverage), you ain’t going to figure it out.


32 posted on 09/05/2020 5:27:22 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: Eleutheria5

Half of their so called “reporters” should be fired. In fact, they aren’t reporters at all.


33 posted on 09/05/2020 5:27:35 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: ripnbang

I am talking about this article from The Guardian.


34 posted on 09/05/2020 5:28:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (Leftist mentality is a multitude of fictions that can't be questioned.)
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To: olivia3boys

but his is the best kind of proof as everyone present said the charge is untrue - a lie. He never said it!


35 posted on 09/05/2020 5:29:07 PM PDT by elpadre
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Jennifer Griffin ruined ALL her journalist credentials in 2016 when she went all-in for Hillary.


36 posted on 09/05/2020 5:29:13 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Eleutheria5

24 years of watching/supporting FNC. I am sure I won’t be missed but OAN from here on. Sent FNC a message stating the same. Most likely a waste of my 45 seconds to send but it made me feel better.

The most important reason I got off my voting retirement and came out and supported Mr. Trump with my vote and a few hundred dollars was his obvious heartfelt love and support for all things military and veteran.


37 posted on 09/05/2020 5:29:21 PM PDT by ImpBill (The Country I grew up in and suported in so many ways no longer exists!!!)
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To: elpadre

I seem to remember she and “Campaign Carl” were acting like democrats. Didn’t Fox have her covering Hillary?


38 posted on 09/05/2020 5:29:22 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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Fox required 3 on-the-record sources to say that Barack wasn’t absolutely fantastic.

They just wouldn’t go there.


39 posted on 09/05/2020 5:29:26 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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I’ve seen this game before, after Biden is safely elected, Fox will be critical of him, until six months before next Election.

They have no problem running stories against him when it’s meaningless.


40 posted on 09/05/2020 5:32:18 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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