Please watch this video.
The president of the United States wrote for the world to see on Twitter that the major media in the United States are “the enemy of the American people.”
No other president ever uttered or wrote these words.
Could someone please brief Trump on the Constitution and its Amendments to which he swore allegiance?
He has already violated that oath by attacking the free press.
He continuously breaks that oath by disregarding the emoluments clause, which forbids him from taking any payments of any kind from any foreign powers.
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He thinks it says Freedom of the Prez …
Please print the exact tweet.
No. he said “fake news is the enemy of the people” Everyone is avoiding the key word in his quote…FAKE…
Please print the exact quote or else this blog, too, will be guilty of not printing the truth.
The man may be bizarre and/or anarcissist but if you are going to quote him, you have to quote every word he said….And he said “Fake news is the enemy of the people.”
I have give two of many media sites to show the word FAKE” is part of his tweet.
Feb. 17, 2017
Trump called ‘fake news’ media an enemy of the American people.
President Trump tweeted Friday that the “fake news” media was an “enemy of the American people.” http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-donald-trump-called-fake-news-media-1487377442-htmlstory.html
Here is what USA Today put out–Trumps actual tweet…:
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017
Oh well, he said fake, so no problem here, just move along (sarcasm alert). In essence, he calls the media and the press fake, except for Fox, Breitbart and other far right wing outlets. Isn’t tat a huge problem in and of itself.
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Apparently, she can’t be bothered with actually finding out what Trump means by “fake news.” She is apparently willing to take Trump at face value.
Sad.
To Trump, the only valid news is praise for him.
Jo, I would check your self-righteous indignantion at the door. Trump’s definition of “fake news” is any news that pricks or threatens to burst his bubble of unreality. Trump prefers unsubstantiated stories based upon cherry-picked, skewed or fabricated information. In the age of the internet, anyone can easily discover and verify the accuracy and veracity of the news reported. All it takes is a few moments, internet access, and discernment.
Jo, he does NOT say “fake news . . . is the enemy of the people. That would infer that he is saying that any news article, from whatever source, that consists of “fake news” is the issue. Rather, he says “the fake news media . . . is the enemy of the people.” Then — lest anyone be confused and think he meant say, Fox, he LISTS them: “failing @NYTImes, @CNN, @NBCNews and many more). So — the meaning of the sentence is as follows: failing @NYTimes, @CNN, @NBCNews and many more . . . are the enemy of the people. I get that this is because he falsely claims that they are fake news. But he is calling out these media outlets and branding them — the organizations — as “the enemy of the people.” This is seriously deranged and inflammatory speech from the Clueless Annoying Orange (not my moniker — came from a comment on another site — but I love it.
Fake news is not good. But most fake news comes from Trump and his minions, not The NY Times, CNN, etc.
Trump thinks that anything critical of him is fake news.
One problem with “fake news” on either side is that the Fake news if repeated in tweets Facebook and blogs like this one thousands of times and the truth – as seen from one side or the other – gets lost – who does one believe – the fact checkers have been wrong as well. And if one disagrees with a view point presented the name calling from the sewers is the last saving grace of the left — Lofty has honored me with the title “Troll” –
The left has, IMHO, with the loss of the election and the candidate who lost her election, of searching for a reason or someone to blame — i.e. your connection of Putin to Trump – and here I still wait for the FBI or another source to verify that the connection exists – and I have pointed out before that even the NY TIMES and WaPO in lengthy article have noted in buried paragraphs that they have no proof – the investigations continue and there has been no indictments as yet– keep up your hope
And yes it has also been pointed out that there was contact with agents of Russian govt – Fylnn was suppose to talk to them – it was his job – you don’t wait till the 1st day to start – still haven’t found other sources of conversations from others in the admin –
Are we at war with Russia? I thought Hillary did a reset with Putin. Trump wants to try and get along with them. I believe that we can co-exist without getting in bed with them.
Unless someone can prove that Russia funded illegal voters such as busing people into another state, rigged polling machines or in someway got people to change their votes by some illegal method…I Don’t Care if they poked their noses in our election. Obama did it to Israel (paid money too) and Ed Kennedy colluded with Russia to defeat Reagan.
I am skeptical of all news these days…as well as the fact checkers. The president is a target and those closest to him are being attacked to slow him down and detract from the issues at hand. News flash: The harder his ” enemies” bear down on him– the stronger he will get. I have never seen a group of people whos sole interest is to obstruct the formation of a new government by whatever stalling methods are at hand. This is dangerous for our country..Illegal spying on citizens and congressmen along with security leaks needs to stop. I do believe that Obama and Jarrett are behind a lot of the Leftist activities going on in government and around the country. This is so very wrong.
‘No. he said “fake news is the enemy of the people” ‘
Apparently you need a lesson in close reading. You even reproduced the tweet where he talks about the FAKE NEWS MEDIA and then goes on to identify them. The correction he then tweeted is even more damning.
Trump/Bannon and their Republican protectors may well be in trouble, but unless the opposition gets going, the result may be this: We will all be living with our current Vice-President and all of the Evangelical fervor that he, DeVos, and others want to push, substituting their version of proper governance for the Constitution.
Yep…..it is coming very soon. Prayer in school, repeal of Roe vs Wade, no separation of church and state, repeal of blue laws etc etc etc. Amen sister!…. thank goodness I’m not the only one thinking this is right around the corner!
“No other president ever uttered or wrote these words.” Every day it’s a new outrage, a new deplorable and troubling statement or grouping of words. Now he’s blaming Obama for the anti-Trump protests and the leaks. Trump speaks on Fox News: ““I think President Obama is behind it because his people are certainly behind it,” Trump said in a preview of the interview. But, he said, “that’s politics, and it will probably continue.”
The president added that he also thought it was possible Obama and “that group” were behind “some of the leaks” coming out of the White House.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-blames-obama-political-protests_us_58b4ed9ee4b0780bac2cb726?
What’s his evidence? Ha, ha, ha, glorious leader does not need evidence just gut feelings or the empty assurances of his toadies.
Why didnt anyone from this blog tell Obama who taught the Constitutioncoursrs that he shouldnt attack the press
Im still waiting for any sources thos group haswhich proved Russia changed the votesfbi still hasnt found anything
Fbi hasnt foind any
That’s correct. Your comment is a classic straw man (sorry for the sexist language). To my knowledge, no one in either this group or the media has alleged that Russia hacked the vote. The issue is the Trump campaign’s communications with agents of Russia’s government, and the attendant influence on the election, if any.
Diane, you just nailed it.
Well, jscheidell at least Obama knows how to read and interpret the law. No so much for Trump…he can’t even utter a sentence without using “very”.
ReAding and interpreting doesnt mean he followedit
Go listen to David Frum! https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/515082/can-it-happen-here/?utm_source=nl-video-weekly-021017
here is the bigger article.
Read the Atlantic piece How Donald Trump Could Build an Autocracy in the U.S. – The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/
Obama berated the free press constantly heard a lot of silence crom this crowd and remember the left wing press had to come to fox news when they wete excluded
Wow the bias
What’s wrong with bias? I, for one, like to see punctuation from those who attempt to argue and not just troll. That’s the entry level—say, grade 4?
LOL! I agree.
Amen.
Sorry Mate’ for improper postings lacking the necessary punctuation –
Trump should not be treated like a typical president, rational person. He’s not trying to do anything and doesn’t realize he is just a smoke screen while the puppet masters are at work in the background to destroy the things they hate, like Social Security, Medicare and real public schools run by the communities they serve.
Exactly as you paraphrased, Diane, he said our major media is both fake and the enemy of the people.
And he doubled down on it afterward.
He has most recently disparaged out military and the Jewish community. Hope SNL writers are getting all of it early.
He wrote, then said it, I believe repeatedly.
Will go down in history, Notorious P.U.S.
Found the rant by Olbermann to be quite over the top. To me, the reaction to the tweet is much ado about nothing. Does not the Salmon Swamp Monster have the same constitutional right to free speech as, let’s say Keith Olberman and everyone else?
No, it’s not the tweet itself that is the problem for me. It is the lack of historical knowledge, not only of the term he used but many other tone deaf things he has said and displayed by The Salmon Swamp Monster and those around him.
The sheer ignorance is amazing, but it is not disqualifying. Hell, Unca Ronnie listened to his wife’s astrologer for god’s sake. And speaking of god, Georgie the Least stated that his god told him to invade Iraq. That illegal war of aggression should have been grounds for impeachment but we know that Amurikans love their wars.
Stating, as Olbermann did, that the tweet was the end of the Salmon Swamp Monster’s presidency is the height of ignorance and haughtiness.
There is truth is English language that if something is not enemy, and then it equates to be friend.
1) Something is NOT ENEMY = Something is FRIEND (not enemy means friend)
2) If we have A = B and B = C, then A = C
As per this logical concept, President Trump and his cabinet declare that:
Current Government = Faked news and faked news = enemy to American people
Therefore, current Government WILL HARM American people BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT ENEMY DOES ! :-)) Back2basic
THAT TWEET TEXT CONFIRMS WHAT IS SO LOGICALLY. Thanks to jo
February 28, 2017 at 3:13 pm for the exact tweet.
[start tweet]
Trump called ‘fake news’ media an enemy of the American people. And faked news is not Trump enemy.
[end tweet]
A “not enemy” is not always a friend. I know many who are not my enemy but they also are not my friend. They might be an acquaintance or a colleague but I wouldn’t consider them to be my friend nor enemy.
Hoi señor Swacker:
To be simplified for all beginners, and not for educators, I must confirm that technically, the opposite of friend is called enemy. Likewise, the opposite of black is white, and not gray or so so…ha ha ha. May
Which shade of black vs which shade of white? Hmmm, seems a bit of a conundrum, eh! LOL!
While I agree that the opposite of friend is enemy, it doesn’t necessarily (the key term) hold that a “not enemy” is a friend. A not enemy may or may not be a friend. It’s not quite the same thing as an oppositional statement as I explained above.
If I may give a famous example. I’d bet that Truman did not consider his “not enemy” (and war time ally) J. Stalin to be his friend.
I am sorry to type too fast, so that I made mistake on Hoi. It should be “Hi”. May
Didn’t even notice but then again sometimes the brain/mind reads the correct version. Have you read paragraphs with words like a, the missing and your mind/brain inserts them into the sentence without your conscious knowledge? Language usage is an amazing thing in what actually happens in our heads.
And one is not my friend unless they are a “friend” on facebook. (said with tongue thoroughly in cheek-TTiC)!