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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 03:42 PM Jul 2016

CNN host blasts Trump spokesman for robot-like ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ response about Khans

CNN’s Brian Stelter held a Donald Trump communications staffer’s feet to the fire in a Sunday morning interview, demanding Jason Miller explain why he kept avoiding his question about Trump’s response to the parents of a Muslim American soldier killed in combat.

Jason Miller, senior communications adviser to the Trump campaign, was asked why Trump is now entering his third day of bickering with the Khan family, who lost Army Capt. Humayun Khan while he was serving in Iraq.

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Miller kept trying to steer the interview to “radical Islamic terrorism,” even though Stelter said there was no connection to that and his question about Trump’s response to Khan.

“Let’s get back to the broader point here,” Miller said, before Stelter cut him off and said, “Let’s not, let’s put the statement back on screen, the statement on screen says, ‘Mr. Khan has no right to say what he said.'” Stelter was referring to Trump’s statement on Saturday, which said that Khan had “no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/cnn-host-blasts-trump-spokesman-for-robot-like-radical-islamic-terrorism-response-about-khans/
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CNN host blasts Trump spokesman for robot-like ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ response about Khans (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
Glad the media is keeping this story alive. riversedge Jul 2016 #1
They have to. Koinos Jul 2016 #3
The Trump trainwreck is becoming better for ratings than being a Twitter surrogate for Trump. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #8
Good point! Chemisse Jul 2016 #15
"Let's get back to the broader point here" oberliner Jul 2016 #2
More of the media need to do what Brian Stelter did here. blue neen Jul 2016 #4
Joy Reid did this morning, George Stephanopolis did this morning.... George II Jul 2016 #6
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #13
Very good. blue neen Jul 2016 #18
First off, that guy looks like a cartoon. Trump never mentioned islamic anything The_Casual_Observer Jul 2016 #5
Mr. Miller has a small pie hole brucefan Jul 2016 #16
Good for Brian Stelter for calling out that bullshit IronLionZion Jul 2016 #7
That's all Trump has got: Fear, Terror, Fear, Crime, Fear, Immigrants, Fear, Islam, Fear, Terror... Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #10
All the Trump people are doing some version of this oberliner Jul 2016 #9
The wingnuts where I work humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #11
It's all bullshite.. that's the bullshit they feed them on faux news.. they're deflecting Cha Jul 2016 #17
Pence voted for it, too AwakeAtLast Aug 2016 #19
Glad to see the media come to life over a real story. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #12
CNN should be DUed with praise for Brian Stelter Hekate Jul 2016 #14

Koinos

(2,792 posts)
3. They have to.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:08 PM
Jul 2016

When it comes to the Khans, the media either do the right thing or circle the drain with Trump. This is not a partisan issue. It is a human issue.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,966 posts)
8. The Trump trainwreck is becoming better for ratings than being a Twitter surrogate for Trump.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 05:56 PM
Jul 2016

The more Hillary pulls away, the less they can make it a horse-race and the more they have to cover his dumpster fire (Trumpster fire).

blue neen

(12,319 posts)
4. More of the media need to do what Brian Stelter did here.
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:12 PM
Jul 2016

Don't let Trump and his spokes people change and spin the subject.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. Joy Reid did this morning, George Stephanopolis did this morning....
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 05:44 PM
Jul 2016

....and someone else on CNN did so just a little while ago. It's not going to be easy for those clowns to lie or evade questions.

Response to George II (Reply #6)

 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
5. First off, that guy looks like a cartoon. Trump never mentioned islamic anything
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 04:46 PM
Jul 2016

in regard to Khan. That wise ass bastard can go fuck himself.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
7. Good for Brian Stelter for calling out that bullshit
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 05:47 PM
Jul 2016

trying to link the family to terrorists. Bringing that up for no valid reason.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
9. All the Trump people are doing some version of this
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 05:57 PM
Jul 2016

"Let's talk about the real issue here..."

"Let's focus on the real point here..."

And then something about terrorism and keeping Americans safe.

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
11. The wingnuts where I work
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 06:10 PM
Jul 2016

want to know why Hillary implying Pat Smith (Benghazi mom) was a liar, was not covered by the media with as much attention as this. In addition, I heard that Khans' son would still be alive if not for Hillary's vote for the destructive Iraq war in the first place.

This is what I am up against.... but you gotta work, right.

Cha

(296,875 posts)
17. It's all bullshite.. that's the bullshit they feed them on faux news.. they're deflecting
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 06:50 PM
Jul 2016

Khizr Khan knows whose fault it is and he knows who Donald fucking trump is.

Chris Stevens parents have asked the repub assholes to stop using his name for their stupid witch hunts.

AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)
19. Pence voted for it, too
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 09:27 AM
Aug 2016

And it didn't stop Drumpf from picking him as his running mate. Remind them of that.

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