Many in the media along with other Trump opponents have been circulating an Associated Press story that was reported as “breaking” news. You had to read quite far into the story before realizing it revolved around Obama-era abuses. Among those sharing the story that the AP framed in a way that’s allowing it to be used to slam Trump is a former Hillary Clinton campaign deputy press secretary:
From @AP –
"Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells."https://t.co/C7VKHPik98
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) June 21, 2018
Who wants to tell him?
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1009820056111460352
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1009819784060522496
https://twitter.com/WyldStalyn5150/status/1009821334401056769
Gee, we’re stumped! Just like the mainstream media.
Happened in 2015 & 2016. Scratching my head trying to figure out who the president was
— Ｂｅｔｏ Ｏ＇Ｊｏｅｌ, Esq. (@newyorkjew) June 21, 2018
In what year did this occur?
— Sigh-tama (@jewfulnoise) June 21, 2018
Are you going to mention this was in 2015/2016 under the great Obama? https://t.co/gpUblxw6w5
— Darnold (@Hazmat25) June 21, 2018
This happened during the Obama administration.
It's unfortunate the author is trying to shift the blame from Obama's administration to Trump's administration.This is why public trust in the media is at an all-time low! https://t.co/eLPQQDCv0p
— ClemsonGrl (@liberty_grl) June 21, 2018
Under Obama administration.
— Dominic DiMatteo (@DominicDimatte1) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/kap_chan/status/1009803433593974785
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