Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim about 9/11 being the day “some people did something” and other remarks sparked an avalanche of criticism, with President Trump responding by tweeting a video that angered the Left who were defending Omar. Brian Stelter did some CNN-style journalisming and discovered why the Minnesota congresswoman has been in the headlines for so long:
"Controversies" don't just happen — they are created. Here's how the right-wing rage machine generated a week's worth of headlines about @IlhanMN pic.twitter.com/Ba6Oli3Fqo
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 14, 2019
Alternate Stelter tweet:
Here's how the left-wing media machine turned a congresswoman saying something awful about September 11 into her being a victim https://t.co/4xc1D84ysS
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) April 15, 2019
Bingo.
It might just have something to do with what she said.
Does she bear any responsibility, or is it just the “right wing rage machine?” https://t.co/BUMk9KVwmP
— Ron Nehring (@RonNehring) April 14, 2019
This might be the most ironic tweet on this history of this website. It’s so funny watching them squirm after doing this for years. https://t.co/aiS00LkICe
— Codename Dutchess (@Jimmy_Stick) April 14, 2019
And did Stelter forget where he works?
CNN spent two weeks falsely smearing a bunch of HS kids based on an edited video clip that was promoted in left-wing circles.
Did Stelter frame that as a fake outrage stirred up by the left wing rage machine? No, this is how he excused that coverage: https://t.co/Uh1AyRE7fB https://t.co/mN9UIZYmQJ
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 14, 2019
Hilarious. @CNN holds court on rage machines and creating controversies. https://t.co/bHqITvAqMK
— Anish Koka (@anish_koka) April 14, 2019
Self-awareness takes another holiday, but we’re used to that.
Conservatives didn’t make Omar disrespect 9/11. She did that all on her own. https://t.co/NhE68PanvS
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) April 15, 2019
There have been no controversy had she not opened her mouth and said what she said. She’s not the victim. https://t.co/KJezvWLEfN
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 15, 2019
Don’t tell that to Brian!
The problem is the idiotic original statement.
Don’t make the idiotic original statement – and @realDonaldTrump and no one else will have anything to which to respond.
Man, the Congressional Hamas Caucus is a blast. https://t.co/g6Agnf2wmE
— Seton Motley (@SetonMotley) April 15, 2019
THIS. Is CNN.
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