Wow. The Atlantic’s Edward-Isaac Dovere STILL hasn’t deleted his tweet wrongly alleging that Florida Republican Matt Gaetz talked on the phone with President Trump about his tweet attacking Michael Cohen?
How has @TheAtlantic not demanded retraction of this tweet from its reporter?
1 – it didn’t happen
2 – no sourcing
2 – contradicted on-record by me & @GovRonDeSantis, confirmed by @MarcACaputo
3 – contradicted by phone records reported by @anaceballos_ #FakeNews @HowardKurtz https://t.co/lOH1Uf7YwV— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 3, 2019
Just take the L and correct the tweet already. Sheesh:
When @MattGaetz is right, he's right. https://t.co/HqB81X1ZVd
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) March 3, 2019
And over to you, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic:
.@JeffreyGoldberg – Does @TheAtlantic stand behind this reporting? Do you really feel good about your sourcing here given the reporting by @MarcACaputo & @anaceballos_ showing this was a convo I had with @GovRonDeSantis, NOT Trump? pic.twitter.com/7eumviAUbi
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 3, 2019
It’s a yes or no question:
Specifically, do you have *any* source claiming first hand knowledge that *Trump* was the person on the other end of this call? @MarcACaputo & @anaceballos_ have reported it was Desantis who was. Any basis to contradict their reporting?
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 3, 2019
To be continued. . .
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Related:
There is 'still no retraction' of the false report Rep. Matt Gaetz discussed his Michael Cohen tweet with the president https://t.co/a0RCO2XRly
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 2, 2019
‘Hilariously false’: Matt Gaetz disputes report that he talked with President Trump about his tweet attacking Michael Cohen https://t.co/KHuC36azOy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 28, 2019