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Sat Apr 8, 2017, 01:19 PM Apr 2017

"I became president last night"

Erin 🎶Gloria🎶 Ryan? @morninggloria
"I became president last night"
- me telling my boyfriend I'm on the rag


Allen Kenney? @BlatantHomerism
“I’m visiting mar-a-lago for the next few days”





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riversedge

(70,084 posts)
3. Dan Rather hits journalists who called Trump 'presidential' after Syria missile strike
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 01:28 PM
Apr 2017







Dan Rather hits journalists who called Trump 'presidential' after Syria missile strike
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/327929-dan-rather-hits-journalists-who-called-trump-presidential-after


By Brooke Seipel - 04/07/17 08:51 PM EDT



Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather spoke out about President Trump's missile strike in Syria on Friday, critical of media figures who were quick to say that the strike was a presidential move.

"The number of members of the press who have lauded the actions last night as 'presidential' is concerning," Rather said in a Facebook post.

"War must never be considered a public relations operation. It is not a way for an Administration to gain a narrative," Rather continued. "It is a step into a dangerous unknown and its full impact is impossible to predict, especially in the immediate wake of the first strike."

Rather's post came after several media figures, including CNN host Fareed Zakaria said Trump’s missile strike in Syria shows him displaying the same qualities as America’s past leaders.

“I think Donald Trump became president of the United States last night,” he said Friday on CNN’s “New Day." "I think this was actually a big moment.”

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