Trump Attacks "Dishonest Media" For Failing to Report a Deal that Hasnt Happened yet

[TomCADem]

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]

1. mexico has said it won't pay, as I recall.

[phylny]

10. That's as "far from a sure thing" as you can get.

Why the hell would they pay?

[babylonsister]

2. Jeeze, I hope there's a list somewhere of

every stupid thing he's said. Ad infinitum!

[Rex]

3. "Reporters" are not responsible for fact checking or making sure you are informed.

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]

4. and how exactly are we going to MAKE Mexico pay....

jesus what idiots....

[lpbk2713]

5. This is an important tweet ... "

Does that confirm all the previous tweets are bullshit?

[safeinOhio]

6. He claims to be a zillionaire....

so let him pay for it and have Mexico pay him back.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. Another false claim from lyin Don the Con....

[mercuryblues]

7. The world according to

trump.

[Tanuki]

8. Kellyanne had to plant that "Lugenpresse" ("dishonest media)

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]

13. you noticed

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]

9. Sure, Donnie, and I'm going to lose 20 lbs. and it will disappear overnight.

[Cha]

11. Dishonest don.. tweet on that pinocchio.

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.