Trump: A 'big part' of anger in society comes from 'purposely false and inaccurate' reporting

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

President Trump said one day after explosive devices were sent to prominent Democrats and CNN that "a big part" of the anger in society today is caused by "purposely false and inaccurate reporting" from mainstream media.

He said in an early morning tweet on Thursday that "fake news" has gotten "so bad and hateful that it is beyond description."

"Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!" he wrote.

Link to tweet

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413073-trump-a-big-part-of-anger-in-politics-comes-from-purposely-false-and

[Baitball Blogger]

1. So his response is to double down.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

8. Of course it is. Standard Trump behavior. We've all seen this before. n/t

[PatSeg]

12. That was pretty much what I expected him to do

He can only restrain himself for short periods of time before his true self takes over.

[ck4829]

2. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142185639

[bucolic_frolic]

3. No. Donald Trump THINKS media should praise him all the time

so he THINKS the media is hostile and inaccurate. Amazing his tenuous connection to reality never got corrected in his life.

[PaulX2]

4. Trump Is Right Fox Must Stop Broadcasting Lies And Propaganda

Immediately!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. Trump's not-so-subtle threat: "Clean yourselves up, or I'll do it for you."

In Trumpworld, facts equal "fake news." Anything that doesn't praise the Fueher is by definition fake news.

I'm still struck by the image of the Cabinet meeting where each Secretary in turn was required to say something effusive about Donnie Two Scoops. That's what he wants the news media to be.

Big news, Trump -- you can't control the free press. You might have your "Second Amendment Solutions" but we have our First Amendment ones, and they include ferreting out the truth about the nefarious scams run by you, your family, and members of your administration.

[DownriverDem]

6. Sorry trump

but it is you that is egging these nut jobs on. You are the worst president in my life time. If the Dems don't win the House, I fear we are doomed.

[Dave Starsky]

18. Worst President in history, you mean.

I can't think of anything Warren G. Harding or James Buchanan did that's more egregious than anything Trump does on any average day in the White House.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

7. Trump is the kind of person no one should ever listen too,

yet we all have to because he is president of the United States. I think this is a new form of mass torture.... being forced to listen to an evil moron (not even an evil genius) day in and day out. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Ugh.

[muntrv]

9. No, the anger is that most Americans will not be subservient to you or your fellow MAGAts.

[Sunlei]

10. I'm 'angry' because the rip-off failure Trump University OWNER never went to jail.

I'm angry because the current president and his republican congress & republican senate,

allowed mothers with infants in their arms to be slaughtered by 'our special forces' the second day president trump took office.

Why be angry at the messenger of these facts?

[Initech]

11. Holy shit. He is definitely not helping.

[FakeNoose]

13. "I fixed it for you"

Further down the thread

[True_Blue]

14. Sounds like he's talking about Fox News.

Maybe our new Democratic Congress can come with new laws regarding News standards. Blatantly false propaganda should not be called News.

[turbinetree]

15. It starts and finishes with this fucking traitor and the spew....of blame in the echo chamber.......

You are an enabling traitor Sanders.........................you are accomplice in what his happening in this country....................FUCK YOU

[Javaman]

16. ironic. since fox news spreads the most bullshit and his brain addled follower watch it like crack..

that might in fact explain the anger by the insane mail bomber. LOL

[Historic NY]

17. It started in the first few hours after the inauguration,

with his claims of have the biggest one in history.

[truthisfreedom]

19. Hear that, FAUX SNOOZE?

[billh58]

20. If that is true Mr. Dump,

then why didn't you and your minions get bombs mailed to you?

[BruceWane]

21. Specifics, please.

The WH should start issuing a daily report containing the specific instances of all this false and inaccurate reporting. Since it's all so obvious, I'm sure any low-level intern could handle it, no need to commit the precious time of any of your "best people". It would be a tremendous service to aid in calming all this anger.