The big political news Saturday was, of course, President Donald Trump’s accusation, via a series of tweets, that the Obama administration had tapped the phones at Trump Tower last October.
CNN, the news network that actually entertained on air the idea of a black hole swallowing up Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, was having none of it, with the network’s own Brian Stelter tweeting a screen capture of the network’s “blunt” headline.
Blunt @CNN headline pic.twitter.com/5FHUvpRRHs
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 4, 2017
Well that's it everyone. CNN solved it. https://t.co/a3veFUQd8f
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 4, 2017
That really was fast.
Start the clock…
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/KOTZE5/status/838118834972282880
Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” clearly was on board with the network’s take.
"Our conspiracy theory President is at it again" says @brianstelter of Trump's wiretap claim https://t.co/FsDh3J63Ae https://t.co/TTTpqZcIPS
— CNN (@CNN) March 4, 2017
Earlier in the day, Stelter subtweeted other news media over their coverage of Trump’s “conspiratorial” tweets, but CNN’s really in no place at the moment to be lecturing other outlets on political coverage.
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff covers a conspiratorial Trump tweet.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/johnstoneing/status/838078296629907457
Could you expand on that?
— Joe Nocera (@opinion_joe) March 4, 2017
I'm wary of that in 140 chars, but some outlets seem to report his tweets as "fact," others, very differently.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 4, 2017
Is that so? It’s true that Twitter’s 140-character limit has managed to trip up even sitting senators and keep them from being “precise” when it comes to presenting the facts.
https://twitter.com/ItswithaG/status/838109309082882048
You can tell a lot about a news person based on what they call conspiratorial and what they don't. @brianstelter
— AW (@ArtbyAWOHS) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/RexRubel/status/838076732225781760
and you can tell a lot about a "reliable source" when they insert "conspiratorial" into their tweets
— Rob Jackson (@rcjackson) March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff covers conspiratorial accusations that are lobbed at Trump
— Tygartman (@Tygartman) March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff declares things in headlines without investigating them
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 4, 2017
Absolutely. And by how they cover rumors started by Democrats about Russia. Some conspiracies are of more interest to them than others. https://t.co/9nw9aDYvyI
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff repeatedly implies Trump worked with Russian spies to win an election. https://t.co/2cUUz5Gz1f
— NeoKong (@The_NeoKong) March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a news organ. by the way they cover baseless stories about Russian collusion in our elections.
— Smartacus (@fivestarmichael) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/EnochTheYounger/status/838080659553939456
https://twitter.com/GOP_us/status/838080502053535744
https://twitter.com/YoungRepubIican/status/838049849157255169
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff covers up for a criminal-ridden political party. https://t.co/3u1USNP2Yv
— ?? Vicky ?? (@NowTheGoatLady) March 4, 2017
You can tell a lot about a news organization based on how its staff covers Trump, period. (MSM is wearing its bias like a badge of honor.) https://t.co/e3M3v8Nsdk
— Sean Smith (@SMSDispHERO) March 4, 2017
go on pic.twitter.com/tw6PunxZiT
— ⇜Vapid↭Echo⇝ (@VapidEcho) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrishDewey1/status/838052748822212608
You can tell a lot about a man that works for #FakeNewsMedia. Tells all about his character
— ?#LockThemUp ?? (@kelleyh1961) March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/thekpat/status/838087185454747648
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