CNN’s Brian Stelter is throwing a fit about news outlets using President Trump’s own words in their headlines about him.
How dare they!
“We need to talk about the problem with headlines,” says @BrianStelter. “We are 2 1/2 years into the Trump presidency and news outlets are still putting Trump’s far-fetched and false assertions right in the headlines and sometimes right on the TV banners.” pic.twitter.com/nfDOH0qrM0
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) June 23, 2019
A very odd way to set the story up:
“The front page of the L.A. Times tells one of the weekend’s biggest stories … Now that headline gets it right, keeps it simple; but we have to talk about the problem with headlines.”
But sure, y’all wanna talk about Trump headlines?
Let’s talk about Trump headlines.
The lack of self-awareness here is phenomenal. pic.twitter.com/OtgFPwjoff
— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) May 6, 2019
And what about this one?
A federal prosecutor's "apolitical" reputation is on the line as he helps Attorney General Barr review the origins of the Russia investigation https://t.co/UHeTjwwN5S pic.twitter.com/W8B2a56NhV
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 15, 2019
We gonna discuss headlines about kids, too?
Video shows a crowd of teenagers wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats taunting a Native American elder after Friday’s Indigenous Peoples March at the Lincoln Memorial https://t.co/ontMwCAROJ pic.twitter.com/UYkt41mPu6
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2019
Please, let’s all be more like CNN, which has these Trump headlines on its front page as this is being written:
“Trump says he’s not ready for a 2020 loss”
“Opinion: Trump on the brink”
“CNN’s Avlon: Here’s the big warning sign for Trump’s reelection”
“Opinion: Trump is acting out of character. Here’s why”
“Analysis: Why Trump’s generals are all gone”
(good thing they never use his own words)
“Trump downplays swing voter outreach: ‘I’m not sure I have to do that’”
Michael avenatti was not available for comment https://t.co/qv4vo7I7fV
— theone (@theone20152016) June 23, 2019
“Tell me about it.” -Nick Sandmann https://t.co/l06VMGpuI7
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) June 23, 2019
Without irony, @brianstelter brings on a member of the young Turks to discuss media bias. You can’t make this stuff up. https://t.co/jpnjq7SLgU
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) June 23, 2019
What a joke.
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