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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 03:44 PM Aug 2016

CNN Questions Trump's Use Of Creepy, Fringe Websites For 'Sources' Of News

Trump spokesperson, Jason Miller, was brave enough to go on CNN today to discuss Trump's insanely bad week. One of the topics Brian Stelter brought up was those wacky charts that Trump kept pulling out. Stelter points out that one of the sources Donald Trump used for a "chart" is Before It's News, a crazy site filled with alien stories, conspiracy theories, etc.

When asked about it, Jason Miller said the following:

STELTER: Who checks this data ahead of time to make sure the sources are accurate and reliable?

MILLER: Brian, on this particular chart, I have not seen that particular chart, so I can't comment on that.

STELTER: So who on the campaign gave it to him? Someone printed it out, put it in his hand and sent him up on stage.

MILLER: Two things here...one, on that particular chart I have not seen that produced by our policy department, and again the point of what Mr. Trump is talking about is how the American economy is going down and not going up under Presdient Obama.

STELTER: No, we can't start with the fact, if he is going to hold up made up articles or made up charts from fringe websites, how are we going to believe anything he says?

MILLER: Uhhhh, Brian, uh, are you saying that our economic growth is going in the right direction? Are you saying that American home ownership is in a good place right now?

(major deflection)

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/08/cnn-questions-trumps-use-creepy-fringe

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CNN Questions Trump's Use Of Creepy, Fringe Websites For 'Sources' Of News (Original Post) UCmeNdc Aug 2016 OP
Interesting,many of the Rethugs in recent years have used Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #1
Trump probably dredges this crap up himself Jim Dandy Aug 2016 #2
His newspaper is The National Enquirer Motley13 Aug 2016 #3
This is what happens when you send your supporters to harrass the press... SaschaHM Aug 2016 #4
Dissembling Donald doesn't even like the truth. It gets in the way of his fantasies. LeftRant Aug 2016 #5
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Interesting,many of the Rethugs in recent years have used
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 04:17 PM
Aug 2016

these same bogus news and info sites. When the CEO of AP News Wire excepts Breitbart and Drudge as legitimate news sources,Houston,we have a problem.

 

Jim Dandy

(358 posts)
2. Trump probably dredges this crap up himself
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 05:03 PM
Aug 2016

I doubt he listens to his handlers, or even sees them much.

Motley13

(3,867 posts)
3. His newspaper is The National Enquirer
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 05:06 PM
Aug 2016


Wonder where he gets his foreign policy now, remember when is was form the shows?
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