Brian Stelter on Trump Playing Loose With Facts: 'Are Alternative Facts the New Normal?'

[DonViejo]

by Justin Baragona | 11:40 am, December 24th, 2017

During today’s broadcast of CNN’s Reliable Sources, senior media correspondent Brian Stelter stated at the top of the program that the show would be devoted to critically examining President Donald Trump’s relationship with the media as Trump approaches one full year in office.

“Are alternative facts the new normal?” Stelter wondered aloud. “Are partisan extremes here to stay? And what’s the significance of all the leaks to news outlets this year?”

In the opening monologue, Stelter highlighted some of the president’s most outrageous comments to the press, noting that the president got the ball rolling right away when he lashed out after the media pointed out his inauguration crowd was smaller than Barack Obama’s.

“That is how it began on Trump’s very first day waking up in the White House,” the CNN host explained. “He turned on the TV and he turned angry at what he saw.” Stelter went on to state that Trump’s “really cynical sinister view of journalism” came through in the president’s comment throughout the year, showing instances of Trump tossing out factually inaccurate statements while claiming that the media wouldn’t tell the real truth.

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[nikatnyte]

1. Oh, give me a break...

I hope the New Year brings us journalists with the courage to call Trump out for what he is: a liar. We have a President who lies every time he opens his mouth. He regularly and continually lied throughout the campaign and long before that.

Don't call his lies 'alternative facts", even sarcastically. That's what he and his base want. I'd love to see banner headlines every day that say 'MORE LIES!' with the ACTUAL, PROVABLE FACTS laid out to counter whatever Trump is throwing out.

This CANNOT become the "new normal" -- and it will require journalists with GUTS to ensure that it isn't.

[dalton99a]

2. They are lies, and he is a liar.

The media knew he was an incorrigible liar during the campaign, but they fucked around and wore out their thesauruses looking for synonyms

[JDC]

3. Stelter's pontification is milk toast journalism

Is this the new normal? F off Brian.