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alp227

(32,034 posts)
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 08:09 PM Dec 2017

John McCain to Trump: Lay off the 'fake news' claims

Source: CNN

Senator John McCain again called out President Trump for his anti-media rhetoric.

In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, McCain shared a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists that says the number of journalists imprisoned around the world has reached 262, a new record.

The total includes 21 reporters being held on "false news" charges.

The president "must understand his harmful rhetoric only empowers repressive regimes to jail reporters & silence the truth," McCain wrote.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/13/media/john-mccain-press-freedom/index.html

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John McCain to Trump: Lay off the 'fake news' claims (Original Post) alp227 Dec 2017 OP
john mccain to trump: Im voting for your tax bill. do u love me now? nt msongs Dec 2017 #1
U up? Corvo Bianco Dec 2017 #7
Fuck McCain and his rubber stamp glued to his hand. PSPS Dec 2017 #2
"The president "must understand his harmful rhetoric ..." ... Jopin Klobe Dec 2017 #3
More like RandomAccess Dec 2017 #5
WHAT?! He is doing it on purpose. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #8
Of course Trump understands it. That's why he does it. nt The_jackalope Dec 2017 #4
Oh, that'll help. forgotmylogin Dec 2017 #6
And ... this UpInArms Dec 2017 #9

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)
7. U up?
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 10:29 PM
Dec 2017

It's hot to kill cancer patients with a villainous tax bill, but my daughter talks news mmmmkay?

Jopin Klobe

(779 posts)
3. "The president "must understand his harmful rhetoric ..." ...
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 08:45 PM
Dec 2017

... no ...

... no, he doesn't ...

... because he can't ...

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
5. More like
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 09:16 PM
Dec 2017

he doesn't care.

Or if he DOES, it's that he's all the more important if his words can cause people to be imprisoned / killed.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
8. WHAT?! He is doing it on purpose.
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 10:49 PM
Dec 2017

This is from the "Great Dictators of the World" playbook. He has the newest edition updated by Putin with Bannon footnotes.

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