Here we go again…
Remember this video that President Trump tweeted a few days ago?
They just didn't get it, but they do now! pic.twitter.com/9T50NupkDy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2018
Well, CNN tracked down the guy who made it (of course!):
Trump tweeted out a video about winning the 2016 election. Here's where it came from. https://t.co/82kKCfV8LZ pic.twitter.com/JBeeXvy78H
— CNN (@CNN) July 11, 2018
But, surprise! The maker of the video, Louai Munajim from British Columbia, Canada, is accusing CNN’s Hunter Schwarz of misquoting him. At issue is this line from the piece (emphasis ours):
“It had such a wonderful narrative arc to it all,” he said in an email. “The underdog, and against all odds winning the election. Truly the stuff of fairytales.” No one from the administration reached out about using the video, he said.
Munajim says he finds this statement “disingenuous” and that he has “NO PROBLEMS with Trump” using the video:
I find this statement disingenuous from CNN "No one from the administration reached out about using the video, he said." I have NO PROBLEMS with Trump using my video, none at all. This implies that I do. Full article below https://t.co/S3eyNSZ794 @cern @hunterschwarz
— Louai Munajim (@elouai) July 10, 2018
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Before the article’s publication, Munajim tweeted the alleged questions from Schwarz and his answers so we can compare the article with what Munajim says he wrote in the email:
Questions from CNN coverline @hunterschwarz, replied to his 4 short question. "Where in Canada do you live?
Victoria BC" 1/— Louai Munajim (@elouai) July 9, 2018
"Did anyone in the administration reached out to you about your video?
No" 2/— Louai Munajim (@elouai) July 9, 2018
"What has the reaction been like and have new people found your account?
reaction been very positive, gotten a small bump in subs, people thanking me for doing the video, brought them joy reliving election night again. It was quite a layered video with a lot of subtext in it" 3/— Louai Munajim (@elouai) July 9, 2018
"I noticed you usually don’t post about politics, so why did you make the video about Trump?
It had such a wonderful narrative arc to it all. The underdog, and against all odds winning the election. Truly the stuff of fairytales." 4/— Louai Munajim (@elouai) July 9, 2018
Anyway, why did CNN even care who made the video in the first place?
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