The same Left that has whined for eight years about the economic issues that were transferred from the Bush administration to President Obama is suddenly unaware of the current fiscal situation in the United States. Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, delivered the following statement about it on CBS’ “This Morning.”
"President-elect Trump is going to be inheriting the worse fiscal situation of any president other than President Truman.." pic.twitter.com/mopQc9IulG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 20, 2016
Reaction to the quote presented in the tweet by CBS News was abundant.
Absolutely unfathomably — SO EASILY DISPROVABLY — false. https://t.co/Wj2BkUvYlM
— Ian Koski (@iankoski) November 20, 2016
This person is not living on planet earth https://t.co/6xyvfzsGgF
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) November 20, 2016
Wow @CBSNews you failed #journalism https://t.co/mqZcRvBWm9
— Lorraine Southwest (@nishneb) November 20, 2016
This is the stupidest statement I have ever seen online. https://t.co/u7C02STxfh
— Turgid Jacobian (@TurgidJacobian) November 20, 2016
Here's some more #fakenews. This time @CBSNews https://t.co/41lQoomrBz
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) November 20, 2016
This is fake news. You cannot do this. It is patently false. https://t.co/l9i3Kng8wT
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) November 20, 2016
You know they’re in pain when there are those begging MSNBC personalities to set the record straight.
@JoyAnnReid @maddow I am begging you, can you put out a tweet or something to discredit or contradict this reporting? Please help. https://t.co/PUys2HkFDh
— Michelle (@Bing7789) November 20, 2016
And there are those who did not watch the video and think John Dickerson was the one who produced that quote.
What planet did this guy just come from? https://t.co/7jgTlW5D1C
— Cannibal Nation (@jwilli52) November 20, 2016
Is no one going to correct this guy? Was he born seven years ago? https://t.co/kKzPZmtLXR
— Melissa Jo Peltier (@MelissaJPeltier) November 20, 2016
Despite the overzealous criticism, MacGuineas reiterated what she said and offered a critique of Trump’s proposals.
A lot of pushback but it's true – Debt/GDP will be worst for any incoming president other than Truman. Trump's plan would make it much worse https://t.co/v1g6LCPDvU
— Maya MacGuineas (@MayaMacGuineas) November 20, 2016
She also clarified the important distinction between economic and fiscal.
Yes that's true. It's also true that Obama inherited one of the worst economic situations, which is different than fiscal situations. https://t.co/TaBchQB7h6
— Maya MacGuineas (@MayaMacGuineas) November 20, 2016
As it stands, CBS took her quote out of context. This is the point she was trying to make.
If we're talking fake news, this quote is fake, MacGuineas said as determined by debt to GDP. She's 100% correct https://t.co/n9jOtjXVnG
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) November 20, 2016
Still, any Left-wing freakout is something to behold.
