As Twitchy has reported, CNN has been digging quite the hole for itself by standing by a story that other outlets have backed off of, even though Michael Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis admitted to BuzzFeed to being the source of the story and lying about it. CNN’s Oliver Darcy wrote that even though Davis had lied didn’t mean, however, that CNN’s story is incorrect.
President Trump tweeted Wednesday night that Carl Bernstein, whose name appeared on the byline of the story, was “a degenerate fool.”
CNN is being torn apart from within based on their being caught in a major lie and refusing to admit the mistake. Sloppy @carlbernstein, a man who lives in the past and thinks like a degenerate fool, making up story after story, is being laughed at all over the country! Fake News
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2018
I wonder if this is worse than Watergate. Who can we ask? https://t.co/vURONYeQWV
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) August 29, 2018
CNN’s PR arm went into action to confirm that, yes Mr. President, they are real news.
Make no mistake, Mr. President, CNN does not lie. We report the news. And we report when people in power tell lies. CNN stands by our reporting and our reporters. There may be many fools in this story but @carlbernstein is not one of them.
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) August 29, 2018
Um …
Well, at least one of your sources (wink) was Lanny Davis, so .. https://t.co/i0DzGAI7be
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) August 29, 2018
This tweet in and of itself is a lie. CNN, and @jimsciutto specifically, claimed that Lanny Davis declined comment on the story when it turns out that he was an anonymous source for the story. https://t.co/WFDPPVVhCR
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 29, 2018
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CNN blantently lied about a source only a couple of days ago. https://t.co/oIRqOuTA4Q
— That Ross Chap (@ThatRossChap) August 29, 2018
Yeah, about that. Lanny Davis, who was an anonymous source for the story, reportedly declined to comment on the story. And Davis even lied on air on CNN that he wasn’t a source. How does that work?
CNN really should explain why the report said Lanny Davis declined to comment. It's becoming a larger sticking point for critics that can't be defended by the outlet simply saying it stands by its reporting. Was there poor communication between the 3 authors and editors? https://t.co/WCCtbV1edF
— Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) August 30, 2018
CNNPR doesn't watch CNN. https://t.co/HHIVIe6u4I
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) August 30, 2018
If it takes the President calling out problems with your story, and not your own colleagues in the industry who have been raising questions about your reporting for days, for your news org to respond, then you might have a problem. https://t.co/fr6YTk8CoH
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 29, 2018
CNN stonewalled calls for clarification and competing reports from the Wash Post before answering a tweet from Trump. Because CNN depends on Trump.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 29, 2018
CNN denied Davis was their source. Davis admitted he was their source. CNN has not responded to their own story saying he did not comment. CNN refuses to reveal who the other sources are that can back up their reporting and counter Davis. But it's easier to "clap back" at Trump
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 29, 2018
It’s like Twitchy reported; CNN was setting itself up for a faceplant after Davis confirmed on-the-record that he gave false information to media outlets regarding whether or not President Trump had prior knowledge of the now infamous Trump Tower meeting with the Russians. And here were are.
This is like watching poker on TV when the player with a garbage hand goes all-in and hopes everyone else will just fold. https://t.co/eEuo8CeauA
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) August 29, 2018
Defensive much? https://t.co/ERuWrEgMvg
— Rick Novak (@bigslic) August 30, 2018
If CNN said it did lie, it would be the #FakeNewsParadox. https://t.co/4Ft5rs7u1U
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) August 29, 2018
This is amazing. I feel like I'm watching a slo-mo live death of a network because they made up a story and they keep doubling down on it. It's amazing.
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) August 30, 2018
It's beyond comedy at this point.
— Jellenne (@jellen805) August 30, 2018
Comey wouldn’t confirm Trump’s statement that Trump wasn’t under investigation. Scaramucci is connected to the Russians.
Don Jr. knew about Wikileaks in advance. Cohen was wiretapped. Trump knew about meeting in Trump Tower. https://t.co/fwRJI2sHyy— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) August 30, 2018
Sorry but Trump's right on this one. Your source admitted he lied and you're refusing to retract the story. This intransigence is why he calls you FakeNews, and why you're deserving of that title.
— David Pacansky (@DavePinFL) August 30, 2018
A lot has been said about how everyone that orbits Trumpworld ends up corrupted, but the same can be said about CNN. It seems like every reasonable person that ends up there loses their mind.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) August 30, 2018
Hey, by the way, welcome back from vacation, Brian Stelter! Got any media news to report?
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After Lanny Davis admission, CNN's Oliver Darcy IS STILL DIGGING THAT HOLE! https://t.co/dInQsKHMej
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 28, 2018
Trying a little too hard. https://t.co/9H7w1KmjCR
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 30, 2018