A democratic newspaper that hates Donald Trump, printed an unlikely story, based on anonymous sources. Senior administration officials, speaking on camera, and giving their names, called the story false. Monday TV news talked about nothing else, all day. The gist of the Wash Post story was that Trump gave classified intel to the Russians at last week's meeting with the Russian ambassador.
While this bit of fake news completely blanketed the TV news, serious issues, the economy, tax reform, Obamacare reform or repeal, tariffs, budget, the Wall, Dodd Frank repeal or reform, military spending, the NORKs, Syria, ISIS, get no coverage at all. Way to go national news media.
It's so bad that I heard a Fox News talking head say "The daily press briefing is our opportunity to hold the administration to account". Wrong Fox newsie. The daily press briefing is the Administration's opportunity to present stories that put the administration in a good light. Your job is to pass along the stories you judge true or useful, and silently give no mention to stories you judge false. You newsies are supposed to be investigators, not avengers.
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