Please accept our apology. We know we’ve already covered Chris Cillizza being a hack today, but we can’t let this one go.
CBS News’ Mark Knoller relayed Donald Trump’s recent remarks regarding the Kavanaugh-Ford case:
Pres Trump says he still hasn't spoken to Judge Kavanaugh, but says he knows he has @POTUS' support. Pres is critical of Dems and @SenFeinstein for handling of allegation against Kavanaugh. Says FBI doesn't want to reopen its background investigation.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2018
And this was Cillizza’s takeaway:
No big deal: Just the president telling the FBI to ignore an allegation of sexual assault https://t.co/lvO8w9ccOm
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 18, 2018
Sorry, what?
You simply cannot be taken seriously. https://t.co/FkBG1iY9jH
— Patrick H. (@trogdor8768) September 18, 2018
This is, and I know it will shock you all when I say this, Chris Cillizza not knowing what he's actually talking about. https://t.co/WIC5ymW4BY
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) September 18, 2018
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
How bad can you be at this whole "facts" thing? https://t.co/81YYKy71bj
— Meech (@michi83) September 18, 2018
Wow, @CillizzaCNN literally contorts Mark’s reporting of what Trump says. pic.twitter.com/YW5j0PEwuT
— Kaitlin (@thefactualprep) September 18, 2018
Uh. The FBI said it first, you hack. https://t.co/RHpeIBY5Ua
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 18, 2018
"telling the FBI"? Tweet says "[Trump] Says FBI doesn't want to reopen…" didn't the FBI already say they would not be investigating? I don't trust Pres. Trump at all, but I don't see how this is accurate. Do you have a quote of his actual words?
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 18, 2018
Here it is:
Trump's actual words on Kavanaugh and FBI: "I don't think the FBI really should be involved because they don't want to be involved; if they wanted to be I would certainly do that, but as you know they say this is not really their thing."https://t.co/tq4OX2DbVV
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 18, 2018
That’s definitely not what Chris Cillizza said Trump said.
The FBI already said they were not going to investigate considering there was no mention of a federal crime being committed. You hack.
— Matt (@KSU_MASH) September 18, 2018
You have the timeline wrong.
The FBI said this morning that they weren't going to investigate.
Trump is relaying what the FBI said this morning.
I don't expect you to correct this. https://t.co/RHpeIBY5Ua
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 18, 2018
This is a lie. He didn’t say that.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 18, 2018
This is so dishonest. https://t.co/y3ti9W71rH
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) September 18, 2018
have you ever been such a genius top political analyst that you quote-tweeted the tweet showing you're lying pic.twitter.com/AgdARVkMs2
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 18, 2018
Where in @CillizzaCNN clearly lies about what Trump said (I watched in live, he said no such thing).
Curious if @chucktodd thinks this is another one of those "IT IS FOX'S FAULT" moments. https://t.co/atsUlGyTav
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) September 18, 2018
Oh Chris, you already KNOW FBI declined to investigate a none crime with no evidence, passed time limits, and out of their jurisdiction. Why are you pushing so many lies?
— Deedee71 (@orangecone21) September 18, 2018
Hey, it’s a living.
The FBI made that decision on its own. Not sure how you could possibly interpret his statement that way in good faith.
— Mike Smith (@nyyb4life) September 18, 2018
Chris Cillizza doesn’t give a damn about good faith. Mr. Reporters-Don’t-Root-For-A-Side has an agenda to push and he won’t let anything stand in his way. Especially the truth.
Nope. Incorrect. But the narrative. https://t.co/Eg0e1Fzbs7
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) September 18, 2018
No big deal: just a CNN journalist lying. Again. https://t.co/CHdDRIAy7Q
— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) September 18, 2018
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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