The official endorsement. https://t.co/C1M4S5Ql4l
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 4, 2017
One of the unfortunate aspects of the Susan Rice–unmasking story — at least as far as it relates to the MSM — is that alt-right personality Mike Cernovich was the first journalist to break the story, which Donald Trump Jr. so aptly pointed out this morning:
Congrats to @Cernovich for breaking the #SusanRice story. In a long gone time of unbiased journalism he'd win the Pulitzer, but not today!
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2017
Cernovich posted the scoop on Sunday, while it was Bloomberg’s Eli Lake who was the first MSM reporter to write about it on Monday:
I just published “Susan Rice Requested Unmasking of Incoming Trump Administration Officials” https://t.co/bzYACuvwfH
— Mike Cernovich ?? (@Cernovich) April 3, 2017
So @EliLake gets the scoop: Susan Rice at center of unmasking: https://t.co/NIKDlBXKCT
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) April 3, 2017
Axios’ Jonathan Swan writes that Cernovich’s scoop changes the “news flow” and that it’s a “massive deal” for journalism:
. @Cernovich previewed this didn't he?…appears senior White House officials are talking to him. https://t.co/p5inetHH7a
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 3, 2017
This is a massive deal that @Cernovich had this. Fundamental changing of news flow. https://t.co/5WtgII8znD
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 3, 2017
Swan also predicted major scoops from the likes of Gateway Pundit as well:
Re Cernovich break yesterday, I am not being facetious when I say I fully expect Gateway Pundit to start getting major WH/natSec scoops.
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 3, 2017
Praise for Cernovich from the president’s eldest son followed this from Kellyanne Conway:
A must-see ratings bonanza: @cernovich @scottpelley @60Minutes: Watch this entire exchange or read full transcript. https://t.co/3FLZG1HrJD
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) April 3, 2017
Maybe this won’t be so weird going forward?
Weird to see a top WH staffer praising a major figure on the alt right https://t.co/2rp32M97hy
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) April 3, 2017
Although based on Cernovich’s past, this might not have been the best tweet:
This seems both ill-advised and undeserved. https://t.co/zsplpFw7Lc
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 4, 2017
Good lord. How long before you seriously regret tweeting this? https://t.co/WTLY0KthLf
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) April 4, 2017
Trump's oldest son is the most important voice for the so-called "alt-right" in the president's inner circle. https://t.co/vckG2hptCf
— Cas Mudde ? (@CasMudde) April 4, 2017
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