As we told you yesterday, Bette Midler tweeted what was purportedly a quote from Donald Trump that quickly got thousands of retweets.
Bette Midler is spreading fake news about President Trump to her 1.57 million followers. Will she be suspended? https://t.co/OImqQlzWba
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 3, 2019
Here’s what Midler tweeted:
He certainly knew his crowd. pic.twitter.com/MHJl12CGsp
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 3, 2019
That’s been repeatedly debunked by Snopes and others:
People may think it sounds like something he would have said, but he didn't.https://t.co/J0CBeUO2Pv
— snopes.com (@snopes) October 5, 2018
And with that, Stephen Miller brought it all to the attention of the nation’s brave firefighters who most recently tracked down the person who posted a video that offended the Left’s delicate sensibilities:
Heya @brianstelter Here’s a verified social media attempt to massively spread misinformation. I know this might jeopardize free Broadway theater tickets but maybe you and Oliver should get on this? https://t.co/6ftYqOk4Mz
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 3, 2019
Anyone from Daily Beast, NY Times who got the vapors over Facebook forklift dude want to take a swing at this one? @samstein @nickconfessore? Guys?
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 3, 2019
Their reaction?
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 3, 2019
Yep, that’s what we thought.
Easy to go after random forklift operator on Facebook. Not so easy to go after a celebrity with 1.5 million twitter followers with these fights. Very brave.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 3, 2019
The bottom line, according to Miller?
They clearly don't care about the spread of misinformation. They just care about where people get it from. Bette Midler isn't their competition, so it's cool.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 3, 2019
The selective “fake news” outrage from the media is something to behold.
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