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The Trump administration has updated its ongoing war against the media to report factual information following its decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear targets without first seeking Congress’ approval.
Republicans want cheerleading, not journalism
President Donald TrumpDefense Secretary Pete HegsesWhite House spokesman Caroline Leavitt, and other Republicans challenged a report that revealed the Pentagon did not believe Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been destroyed. In fact, the Trump administration has argued that journalists should celebrate Trump’s actions.
“We take the beat, first recognize the success of the warriors, embrace them, tell their stories, celebrate them, waving the American flag and be proud of what we have achieved,” hegsett said. I insisted During a briefing at the Pentagon.
Heggs I complained Regarding the report of his former Fox News colleague, Pentagon correspondent Jennifer Griffin, who asked a gentle question intended to examine the Trump administration’s claims about the strike.
Republicans, especially Trump and his trajectory, have been whining about media coverage for over a decade. It’s praised Although he promoted his positive (false) story, this week’s actions explicitly insisted that, as Heggs said, the press should “support” Trump.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Trump Alley, made similar demands from the media.
John McCormack, a senior editor at conservative outlet The Dispatch, asked Green a series of follow-up questions after mild criticism of Trump’s bombing. green Appealwithout evidence, McCormack said he “twisted” her words and told Capitol police he would say, “You’re harassing me.”
In 2000, when he was first running for president, President George W. Bush I got caught up in a live microphone He calls New York Times reporter Adam Clymer “a major league asshole.” Vice President Dick Cheney agreed and replied, “Big Time.”
Decades ago, Vice President Spiro Agnew I went after the media At a 1969 press conference, he said that the media responded to President Richard Nixon’s “quiet majority” speech about the Vietnam War with “criticism of Querulational,” and he argued that the press was not fully influenced by Nixon’s praise.
Both Nixon and Agnew resigned individually from their positions later due to the scandal.
Appropriate works with media reference
Rights have overwhelmed the media for decades, and Trump has repeatedly called it “the enemy of the people.” The entire conservative movement is dedicated to the falsehood that “liberal media” is a Democrat arm designed to go down the right.
Organizations like the Media Research Center Funded It was released with millions of dollars hammering this false story, and reports and other media allegedly biased media.
Trump complains about “fake news” when surprising facts are being reported about him, but he doesn’t think of anything to lie as easily as he breathes. This takes shape Racist conspiracy About President Barack Obama Discussion That climate change is a constituted “horror”; Claim That Covid-19 will simply melt away in early 2020.
“Liberal Media” is a GOP fantasy
The topics of “liberal media” are easily exposed.
That’s the case with mainstream media It’s much more likely Broadcast and print false right-wing claims without pointing out lies to the public. I also love to reflux stories that are meant to hurt the Democrats, like Hillary Clinton. Email, Joe Bidens yearor the Bush administration Serial lies About Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
Meanwhile, fortresses of “liberal media” like the New York Times It’s openly portrayed “The Trump era” Reflux Easy to expose Trump’s spin I lied to their readers By portraying GOP political operatives and their opinions as ordinary everyday Americans.
The world deserves loose – not surrender
Trump’s actions have serious consequences. He has a president Achievements His rhetoric and actions that led to thousands of unnecessary deaths during the coronavirus pandemic It inspired me Terrorism, racism, crime.
People need to know the truth about people like Trump and people like psychofans on his orbit. Outlets like The New York Times and CNN It’s pushed back a bit Their track record with this type of resistance is uneven to Trump’s cheerleading demands.
Honest journalism is essential and necessary. Cheer reading is definitely not the case.
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