Thursday evening, President Trump held a rally in Billings, Montana:
Trump is now speaking at Metra Park in Billings #TrumpinBillings pic.twitter.com/HVKqhsh9fh
— Andrea Lutz (@AndrearLutz) September 7, 2018
Campaigning in Billings, Montana, President Trump sought to elevate Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a political litmus test for voters as he embraced a Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, a top Republican target in the fall elections.https://t.co/tD0DqYqxFO
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) September 7, 2018
CNN’s Jim Acosta covered the rally, and his coverage started mild enough:
Before rally in Billings, Trump taping an interview with Fox News as deputy chief of staff and former Fox News exec Bill Shine looks on. pic.twitter.com/ebjB6BWED8
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
But after that, Acosta serves as fact-checker AND “journalist” during Trump’s speech:
Not so subtle Trump tells Montana crowd about SCOTUS fight: “You’re gonna lose your right to those guns.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
Trump touting his relationship with Kim Jong Un and slamming people for questioning his approach to North Korea (fact check: North Korea has not yet denuclearized despite what Trump has said)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
Trump talking a lot about impeachment at this rally and then slams Democrats as “deep state radicals with fake news allies” (note: this is not tethered to reality)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
John Brennan was unavailable for immediate comment on the “deep state Democrats” accusation to which Acosta took offense. Also CNN was unavailable to rebut Trump’s “fake news” slam after it was learned Lanny Davis was their source for the debunked Trump Tower story.
And finally:
Trump turning the midterms into a season of fear, sounding increasingly paranoid at this rally in Montana. A lot of talk about impeachment, the “deep state,” and haters out to take down his presidency. More blatant falsehoods like Dems out to end Medicare and confiscating guns.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
Points of order on that one:
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/1037889970260897795
Aren’t you the one telling me daily the the Republic is under attack? https://t.co/AIQLc2H4ZH
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) September 7, 2018
Well, it’s different when Jim does it!
(also note: Jim Acosta is not tethered to reality) https://t.co/LU9HhNRIVt
— Momica (@heymoncroop) September 7, 2018
Hey now!
Obligatory:
Dear Diary… https://t.co/xkwPOJ7XU9
— CovfefeSabrina?❌ (@Peaches_Sabrina) September 7, 2018
LOL.
But on a positive note, CNN’s chief Resistance reporter did meet some nice folks:
Met a wonderful couple at Trump rally in Montana. Ron Sathre and his wife drove 6 hours from Idaho to see Trump speak. Ron gave me a “million dollar bill” said he would send a postcard from Yellowstone. Yes some folks aren’t very nice at the rallies but the Sathres were great. pic.twitter.com/UbK1XElEjx
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 7, 2018
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