As we told you earlier, the D-Day anniversary ceremony today in Normandy, France got off to a late start when French President Emmanuel Macro was late arriving at the event.
And as we told you earlier, a number of American journos blamed President Trump for it. But this false report from NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson stands out for the sheer number of retweets it has garnered. 4000+, and counting, as of the writing of this post:
French television cameras spotted President Trump sitting down with Fox’s Laura Ingraham – fourteen minutes *after* the ceremony in Normandy was set to begin. Thousands of people waited as an announcement overhead came on, declaring the program would be delayed until 11:15a.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) June 6, 2019
Her correction? Only 209 retweets:
As @JonLemire notes: from pool’s vantage point, the president appeared to be done and ready before Macron arrived, at which point ceremony began.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) June 6, 2019
And because of the viral nature of Jackson’s wrong reporting, other blue-checks are sharing the fake news and not the correction:
To Trump D-Day stands for Donald Day – in fact every day is Donald Day in Trump's mind. So why would he care he delayed the ceremony for 15 minutes to talk to Fox News?! #DDay75thAnniversary https://t.co/OS4FMrJtUt
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) June 6, 2019
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Makes sense for Trump to delay D-Day commemorations so he can speak with Laura Ingraham.
She was at his Trump Hotel D.C. last week.
Via @1100Penn https://t.co/589KrNTJquhttps://t.co/iruEUd9jDV
— Zach Everson (@Z_Everson) June 6, 2019
Shameful. The unmitigated and egregious disrespect of the day, our Allies and the memory of the dead is breathtaking. #DDay #DDay75 https://t.co/3pP09W5YHa
— Molly Cantrell-Kraig ?️? (@mckra1g) June 6, 2019
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) June 6, 2019
“jfc” is right, but it’s not directed at who you think it should be directed at.
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Related:
Jim Acosta shames Trump for arriving late to D-Day ceremony, fails to mention Macron showed up later https://t.co/QsnFyh9DLU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 6, 2019