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There a lot of threads on DU attacking the media today, which is odd, because normally the First Amendment is seen as a liberal virtue. The irony, of course, is that attacking the "dishonest media" is a favorite pass time of Donald Trump who used disparagement of the media to insulate himself against fact checks of his numerous lies. Thus, it is odd for folks on the left to repeat Trump's most popular talking points.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/06/donald-trump-wants-the-media-to-report-a-deal-that-hasnt-happened-yet/?utm_term=.996a48438716
Trump's frustration appears to stem from coverage of an effort by congressional Republicans to construct a wall using taxpayer dollars, rather than money from Mexico.
This is an important tweet because obviously a centerpiece of Donald Trump's successful campaign was, 'I'm going to build the wall and have Mexico pay for it,' " Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said Friday on Fox News. That hasn't changed, but Congress is examining ways .?.?. to have the wall paid for through their auspices, and then Mr. Trump is making the point the president-elect is making the point that he will have Mexico pay it back.
I think the tweet was engendered by people in the media the 'dishonest media,' as Donald Trump calls them making the suggestion that he's going back on a campaign promise, Conway added. That is not true. He is going to build that wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it. That hasn't changed.
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But, at the moment, payment by Mexico is far from a sure thing. It would make zero sense for the media to report that any money spent .?.?. will be paid back because there is no such agreement in place.
niyad
(113,344 posts)phylny
(8,380 posts)Why the hell would they pay?
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)every stupid thing he's said. Ad infinitum!
Rex
(65,616 posts)I heard one of them say it live on TVEE. So Trump can just pump out garbage all day long now, the M$M makes money no matter what and he will be a ratings monster.
dhill926
(16,346 posts)jesus what idiots....
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)Does that confirm all the previous tweets are bullshit?
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)so let him pay for it and have Mexico pay him back.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)trump.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)dogwhistle for her boss' neo-Nazis constituency.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/the-alt-right-has-adopted-an-old-nazi-term-for-reporters?utm_term=.mbMv2LoY1W#.ftj41ajXAr
"It's become a familiar routine by now: Trump supporters haranguing the press at rallies, booing them and screaming at them.
Tell the truth! and CNN sucks! have become staples at nearly every Trump rally. On Saturday night, a new and foreign accusation came to the fore: Lügenpresse!
The term, which means lying press in German, has a history dating back to the mid-1800s and was used by the Nazis to discredit the media. In recent years, it has been revived by German far-right anti-immigrant groups. And on Saturday, it made an appearance at a Trump rally in Cleveland, Ohio.
After the rally finished, one man approached the press pen and shouted insults, accusing the media of being in the tank for the Clintons and being bought and paid for. Another man, wearing a Make America Great Again hat and holding a sign with the same slogan, walked up beside him and began yelling at the press that we were lügenpresse, adding that the phrase means lying press in German. The first man started shouting it too, then turned to the second and made a self-deprecating remark about not pronouncing it right.'........
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)how he keeps on saying that, that is brainwashing right there, or is it gaslighting? I don't know but these people are very dangerous.
Vinca
(50,278 posts)Cha
(297,322 posts)Where's the Tweet from Vincente Fox when ya need it?..
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Trump may ask whoever he wants, but still neither myself nor Mexico are going to pay for his racist monument.
Another promise he can't keep.