WTF is this headline and chyron, CNN? The bipartisan humanitarian aid bill that passed both the House and the Senate is controversial because Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. AOC say it is?
Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts to the House passing the controversial border spending bill: "We had an opportunity to put forth a humanitarian policy and we wasted that opportunity, and it's quite sad. And I hope that Americans are as appalled as I am" https://t.co/7gKZjFnPmH pic.twitter.com/akACnywwKU
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2019
This “controversial” bill had 88 votes in the Senate. . .
The bill got 88 votes in the Senate, but it’s “controversial” in the room in which this tweet was written, so that’s how it’s cast. https://t.co/Crw9QhC2f7
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) June 28, 2019
. . .and 305 votes in the House:
And got 305 votes in the House, as controversial bills do.
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) June 28, 2019
And note that the bill that passed was the Senate bill. Reps. AOC and Omar still voted against the Dem’s House bill. Was that Dem version controversial, too?
1. The bill was not controversial, it passed 84-8
2. Ilhan Omar voted against the Democrat House bill and the Republican Senate bill, meaning she voted against sending *any* money to help the kids
3. CNN didn't ask Omar about the fraud allegations she is facing https://t.co/Z2HvduRmO9
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) June 28, 2019
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Keep up the great work, CNN:
This is CNN propaganda
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) June 29, 2019
And we eagerly await headline cop Brian Stelter to weigh in and determine if using “controversial” here is appropriate or not:
My Q for headline writers: "Why does the president still get the benefit of the doubt when he, on a daily basis, exaggerates and straight-up lies to the public, to the press and about the press?" pic.twitter.com/hBBK9O8tJc
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 23, 2019
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