Man. Donald Trump doesn’t really have to say anything to make the media look bad; they’re more than willing to do the heavy lifting themselves.
Case in point, the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake, who decided to dismantle Sarah Sanders’ complaints about the media by … proving her right?
Here is the link to @AaronBlake's "fact check" https://t.co/Hn8XGBs2GB
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 3, 2018
The Daily Caller’s Benny Johnson took a closer look:
This is unreal.
The WaPo did a "fact check" of @PressSec claims of harassment & threats.@AaronBlake found:
– Media did not want to "choke" Sanders, just "wring her neck"
– Media did not want to "lifelong harassment" of Sanders, just make her "uncomfortable" as a "life sentence" pic.twitter.com/qGphHMEVYw— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 3, 2018
Blake writes:
If these are the best examples Sanders has, it suggests she doesn’t have much of a hand to play. Sanders regularly accuses the media of being shoddy with the facts; she should dislodge the plank from her own eye.
We’d argue that Blake’s “analysis” suggests that he’s not in any position to call Sanders out for being “shoddy with the facts.” Journalist, heal thyself.
WaPo and NYT have descended into self-parody https://t.co/OLcYZdWPNp
— Gayle Trotter (@gayletrotter) August 3, 2018
This is a pathetic excuse for a fact check, @aaronblake and @WashingtonPost.
Blake is running cover for his media buddies while excusing disgusting attacks on @PressSec.
Is there a bigger spin than "should be choked" /= "temptation to wring her neck"?https://t.co/ak1yqjRTDS
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) August 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/Caffery7O/status/1025401074365034506
Between @washingtonpost fact checking violence against women and @nytimes hiring known racists, I can’t imagine why Americans don’t trust the media… https://t.co/X2nM5vVK73
— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) August 3, 2018
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