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Authoritarianism has arrived: "Better to get your news directly from the president"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/25/house-science-committee-chairman-americans-should-get-news-from-trump-not-media/?utm_term=.0c2bbc7e89fdhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?c4651432/rep-lamar-smith-123
“Just think what the media would be saying about President Trump if he were a Democrat,” Smith said during the evening time reserved for one-minute speeches. “He has tremendous energy. He campaigned for 18 months, puts in 15-hour days, and has the stamina of a bull elephant, like Teddy Roosevelt. He is courageous and fearless. Given the amount of hate directed his way, no doubt he constantly receives death threats, but that doesn’t curtail his public appearances or seem to worry him in the least.”
Smith’s description of the president didn’t mirror anything in particular “the media” said about former president Barack Obama; they did echo a popular criticism of Hillary Clinton, who Trump insisted lacked the “stamina” to be president, and who since the election has been criticized by the left for largely spending August 2016 on low-profile fundraising events while Trump campaigned.
The rest of Smith’s speech included praise for how Trump involved his children in decisions — a subject of some controversy among progressive legal groups — and a laundry list of accomplishments he credited to the president, including a spike in the consumer confidence index.
“The national liberal media won’t print that, or air it, or post it,” Smith said. “Better to get your news directly from the president. In fact, it might be the only way to get the unvarnished truth.”
Smith’s description of the president didn’t mirror anything in particular “the media” said about former president Barack Obama; they did echo a popular criticism of Hillary Clinton, who Trump insisted lacked the “stamina” to be president, and who since the election has been criticized by the left for largely spending August 2016 on low-profile fundraising events while Trump campaigned.
The rest of Smith’s speech included praise for how Trump involved his children in decisions — a subject of some controversy among progressive legal groups — and a laundry list of accomplishments he credited to the president, including a spike in the consumer confidence index.
“The national liberal media won’t print that, or air it, or post it,” Smith said. “Better to get your news directly from the president. In fact, it might be the only way to get the unvarnished truth.”
WHAT?!!!!
