As Twitchy told you yesterday, the Committee to Protect Journalist named President Trump a the winner of the group’s “Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom” distinction, which sent palms to faces and shaking heads to desks everywhere.
'Is this a JOKE'?! Press group bestows 'oppressor' award on Trump, and then THIS happens https://t.co/PJZ4R51gmq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 9, 2018
And yet, there it is:
And finally, for the category of the “Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom,” the WINNER is President Donald Trump of the United States. @realDonaldTrump #PressOppressors #TheFakies pic.twitter.com/5IT7B5Tzmn
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) January 8, 2018
While many were wondering where that recognition was during the Obama administration, another reality check came to light that makes the slam on Trump even more ridiculous:
Prosecutors in Myanmar have sought charges under its Official Secrets Act against two Reuters reporters, which could see them jailed for up to 14 years, the news agency says https://t.co/iUD0E6znzO pic.twitter.com/OXDRjN5Lqu
— CNN (@CNN) January 10, 2018
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CNN:
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler said the agency was “extremely disappointed” at what he termed an “wholly unwarranted, blatant attack on press freedom.”
But anyway, back to the #Resistance narrative…
But Trump is the biggest oppressor of the media in the world, right, @CPJ? https://t.co/jpmH5wljNL
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) January 10, 2018
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