As Twitchy reported earlier, CNN described the protesters who descended on the microscopic “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday as “anti-hate groups,” despite an obvious hatred for the heightened police presence and several enthusiastic death wishes for President Trump.
Caleb Hull, director of content at Targeted Victory, thought journalists really ought to have paid more attention to the thousands of masked Antifa members drawn to the rally.
If journalists were actually unbiased, they wouldn't be exclusively reporting on 20 psycho white supremacists walking down the street.
They would be reporting on the thousands of masked, armed members of Antifa around them attacking police.
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 13, 2018
Clarification on wording here: There were without a doubt thousands of masked people in the streets of DC. Many of which were attacking police.
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 13, 2018
And yes, some came armed with prohibited items.
Chalottesville: Hundreds of people have made their way into downtown security area since approx. 8 a.m. Items have been confiscated, including brass knuckles, a razor, multi-purpose knife & aerosol cans pic.twitter.com/fHx9NyuCiq
— NBC29 (@NBC29) August 11, 2018
CNN hall monitor Brian Stelter thought that Hull should demand a correction from Fox News, which reported only about 200 Antifa members present.
You should demand a correction from Fox News. Fox says there were "150-200 Antifa members, many wearing black masks." Not "thousands of masked, armed members" https://t.co/cOV7lr4AjZ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 13, 2018
Is Stelter obsessed with Fox News or what? First, Hull corrected the bit about them all being armed; second, he doesn’t work for Fox News; and third, he obviously wasn’t citing Fox News’s piece in his tweet, so what’s the point of Stelter sticking his nose in? Does he realize that he’s the only one in this conversation citing Fox News as a reliable source for crowd numbers?
Considering there were well over 400 just in the intersection outside Wells Fargo 2.5 hours before the other group even showed up, I think I'll stand by this, Brian. Were you there?
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 13, 2018
Narrator: Stelter was not there.
I'll just leave this one here. pic.twitter.com/y45v6FLSsx
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 13, 2018
Solid burn. A+.
And them. Dont forget antifa was attacking reporters as well.
— Ryan Flynn (@ThatFlyGuy1066) August 13, 2018
Hmmm….apparently, Antifa-FA also attacked journalists both at Charlottesville and DC, too. Why is this being buried? Could it be the media companies have POLITICAL considerations that come before their OWN employees? You who were attacked better think twice about trusting them!
— American ?? FIRST & Forever (@JuliBMe) August 13, 2018
And we thought it was Trump encouraging people to attack members of the press when in reality it was people who want the president dead attacking members of the press. Seems they’re a little camera shy, even with the masks.
They aren't journalists. They are propagandists. https://t.co/hxVg3R1ioE
— John Gault (@MrJohnGault) August 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/TruthIsFreedom8/status/1029102878147850240
the MRM has revealed its true colors…total ignorance and disregard to the hundreds of violent ninja-styled warriors in the street, attacking the police. Shameful!
— Robert Klein (@rak1711) August 13, 2018
Has anyone in the mainstream media ever used the term “alt-left?” We did a search of CNN’s twitter feed and came up with only this:
"The 'alt left' is not a thing. It's just an insult"
What is the 'alt-left'? Experts say it's a 'made-up term' https://t.co/kZI9PYITXu
— CNN (@CNN) August 16, 2017
So there were probably zero members of Antifa there, seeing as the alt-left is just a made-up thing.
Also, I have only seen the Daily Caller reporting that the @SecretService is investigating ANTIFA for threats of murder against a sitting US President
— William (@LastWordWilliam) August 13, 2018
Threats made on video — really bright, lefties.
Related:
Will they EVER learn? WaPo's coverage of Charlottesville is EXACTLY why Trump supporters dislike the media https://t.co/mz7B9KQ84Q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 12, 2018
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