At today’s White House press briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders went off on CNN’s Jim Acosta, who confronted her about Trump’s recent attacks on the media for intentionally spreading fake news:
Sarah Sanders on Trump's media attacks: "There's a very big difference between making honest mistakes and purposefully misleading the American people" pic.twitter.com/6kapmh6op0
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 11, 2017
And CNN’s Chris Cillizza just about lost it:
It is beyond offensive for Sarah Sanders to say that journalists are purposely reporting false information to forward some sort of agenda.
Just appalling.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 11, 2017
Oh no he di’int!
"Beyond offensive" and "appalling" https://t.co/r7jtLsIste
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) December 11, 2017
One could argue that the much of the media’s conduct has been pretty appalling as well.
Bull. Crap. https://t.co/kcMzbYnJaZ
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) December 11, 2017
You are a complete moron. https://t.co/kcMzbYnJaZ
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) December 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/940305124219609095
Want to talk about guns, Chris? https://t.co/0frOckcJ35
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
Would it be worse to say it’s not intentional, that you’re just like really bad at it? https://t.co/gRUYsjcEB7
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) December 11, 2017
Ha!
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/940303120441266176
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
They wouldn’t dream of misleading the public.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
Lol @CillizzaCNN who would EVERR believe that right!? https://t.co/XX4cqk4Rj5https://t.co/c1IwXr8Qp2
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) December 11, 2017
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sam_5thEstate/status/940307348178046976
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
Let's start with MSNBC's "hands up, don't shoot" agenda, Chris. They fed the public false information about that case and continued doing so even after their "facts" were thoroughly discredited. https://t.co/DoNz9Tg5JN
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) December 11, 2017
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
The media’s house is pretty dirty. They might wanna clean it up before pitching a fit.
Then how does it keep happening? Who are your sources? https://t.co/HOiChwhzfa
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 11, 2017
Narrator: Actually, some journalists ARE purposely reporting false information to forward some sort of agenda. https://t.co/stgswu2QDC
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 11, 2017
It would be appalling to say that about all journalists, absolutely. And maybe she was. But as a general thing, it's not appalling to claim some journalists do. Because they do. https://t.co/4bhbsuAlPw
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) December 11, 2017
Damn right, they do.
"You cannot say it's an honest mistake when you're purposely putting out information you know is false," @presssec says, pointing to something that no one does
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) December 11, 2017
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 11, 2017
Brian Williams committed stolen valor and still has a show on MSNBC pic.twitter.com/uJBQpN09rF
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/940308379846762496
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/940313282749100032
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
What does this even mean?
Here’s what I know: Reporters are committed to getting it right. When we get it wrong, we correct it and work like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again. https://t.co/lxG6lDfCBA
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 11, 2017
Suuuuuure, pal. Whatever you say.
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 11, 2017
The existence of Brian Ross should tell you that you might not know what the hell you're talking about. https://t.co/YZquwJE7WY
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 11, 2017
Speaking of Brian Ross:
.@Acosta just called the @abcnews Brian Ross fake report an "honest mistake"
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) December 11, 2017
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