Earlier today, Brian Ross went on ABC and told the world that his sources said that Donald Trump, as a candidate, ordered Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians. This came at a time when everyone else was only talking about contact with the Russians after Trump was elected. As CNN would say, it’s apples vs. bananas.
Watch:
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/936628560374071296
But CNN’s Oliver Darcy is reporting that ABC News will now correct Ross’s reporting:
ABC News spokesperson tells me that “World News” will clarify that this should be president-elect Trump, not candidate Trump. https://t.co/Xm0BuvAstj
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 1, 2017
To put it mildly, all of this==>
THAT’S KIND OF IMPORTANT https://t.co/G8TfFzenOC
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 1, 2017
Big, big detail, guys. https://t.co/N7Tud27I3x
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 1, 2017
That's a huge correction https://t.co/EIMaE0EkGu
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) December 1, 2017
That's a bit more than just a minor "oopsie," for God's sake. Unbelievable. https://t.co/jQ6zlX97Eb
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 1, 2017
And it cost people millions of dollars:
The ABC report that caused the stock market to temporarily drop sharply was incorrect on at least one key point: https://t.co/QDCD1VpDjp
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 1, 2017
This is a big distinction. Market tanked when ABC News report dropped. https://t.co/iRTb70uuyl pic.twitter.com/xbORTi0QOn
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 1, 2017
A little late for the correction, too:
After every celebrity has already retweeted it, and no small number of high profile pundits and commentators – good, good https://t.co/KTg1Cezr4T
— Versha Sharma (@versharma) December 1, 2017
Heads should roll, starting with Brian Ross:
Brian Ross gonna Brian Ross. https://t.co/15B9hbiCtv
— tedfrank (@tedfrank) December 1, 2017
Time for him to go.
Update — Ross blames his single source:
Here's the full "clarification" @BrianRoss read on-air on "World News" tonight pic.twitter.com/bY2dE7QUmr
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 2, 2017
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