Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Did CNN Finally Call Out Donald Trump For Lying? (They Did.)

Covering Donald Trump can be difficult. He frequently says things that are not true and when he’s presented with the facts, ignores them. Meanwhile, much of the media is invested in a notion of objectivity that involves legitimizing both sides of every issue.

For example, BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski has documented that, prior to the start of the Iraq War, Donald Trump said he supported it. Howard Stern asked him “Are you for invading Iraq?” “Yeah, I guess so,” Trump replied. There is no evidence of Trump opposing the Iraq war prior to it beginning....
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/06/02/3784234/screenshot-provides-glimmer-hope-media-coverage-donald-trump/


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