While the headlines Thursday were flooded with takes on Gen. John Kelly’s statement regarding Gold Star families, President Trump did try to move the needle on the story of a Russian bribery plot involving uranium that was broken by The Hill on Tuesday.
Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration knowledge, is the biggest story that Fake Media doesn't want to follow!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 19, 2017
Conservative Review had pointed out the absence of mainstream media coverage of the bribery plot, but on Thursday managed to catch CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reporting on it — well, mentioning it out loud, really. In the context of the president’s tweet.
48 hrs later, CNN gives 10 seconds to the REAL Russian scandal https://t.co/yODwq9enee pic.twitter.com/paPeaVT9mf
— Conservative Review (@CR) October 19, 2017
The story seemingly vindicated President Trump’s insistence during the campaign that the Clinton Foundation received donations from Russia to influence then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s decision on whether to approve the purchase of 20 percent of the U.S. uranium supply by a Russian-controlled company.
In the over-48 hours since that story broke, CNN had not mentioned the story on a produced program. After President Trump tweeted and mentioned the story in a news conference, that ended just after 1:00 pm ET today.
Don’t blink, OK? The whole clip is only 17 seconds long.
Maybe thanks to CNN taking such a hard look at the charges, the networks finally decided to get on board?
Leading the network evening newscasts across-the-board: WH Chief of Staff Gen Kelly's remarks on @POTUS phone call to Gold Star widow.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 19, 2017
Hmm.
https://twitter.com/ResisthaRestnce/status/921161003781558272
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OUCH! Sharyl Attkisson shames media for Russia coverage, 'missing' serious Obama allegations https://t.co/ZIZNBBXDdz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 19, 2017
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