Washington – AP FACT CHECK: Trump Does What He Accuses Media Of Doing

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    U.S. President Donald Trump greets supporters after arriving in Reno, Nevada, U.S., August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsWashington –  President Donald Trump accused the media of selectively quoting from his remarks about the race-fueled violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, to create a misimpression that he had not unequivocally denounced racist conduct.

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    AP Fact Checks show that the president then turned around and did the same thing himself: At a Tuesday night rally in Phoenix, the president re-read portions of his comments about the violence — but left out the specific phrase that generated all the controversy.

    In that statement, which Trump uttered in the hours after the Aug. 12 violence, the president said he condemned “in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. On many sides.”

    But when Trump read the statement again in Arizona, he left out “many sides.”


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    Yossy111
    Yossy111
    6 years ago

    “AP Fact Check”, what a joke. AP and the rest of the Fake Media have no credibility. American people, including frum yidden love and support President Trump in his efforts to restore this beautiful country. The media lies, lies, lies but we the people see right through it, and it will fail.

    6 years ago

    Yeah, we noticed. No need to rub it in. Pinocchio-in-chief, courtesy of the party-of-hate. Notice how difficult a time it is for the Republican congress to accomplish anything? For 8 years, they adopted Sean Hannity’s agenda of being the party of “not just NO, but HELL no! HELLL NNOO!!”. No surprise after 8 years of hate-mongering that they are having trouble shifting gears to being responsible legislators. For many congressmen, the 8 Obama years had been their entire careers, 8 years of blindly “just say no to everything”. Thank you, Sean Hannity & Co. – not.

    6 years ago

    And AP distorts facts about distorting facts.

    One should have nothing to do with each other. Two different condemnations were needed

    1) Who is morally wrong?
    Answer: neo nazis. And Trump denounced them clearly
    2) Who was physically violent in Charlotsvile.
    Answer: Both. And Trump denounced all sides clearly

    Now in Phoenix the discussion was did Trump announce who was morally wrong? Did he fail to denounce neo nazis? And the answer is no. That’s not called facts twisting at all sir. Its only facts twisting because the fake news decided that if you denounce both sides you are essentially “walking back” a neo nazis denouncement. That’s fake assumption and twisted way of thinking.

    Sorry AP and stop trying to invoke violence by putting out angry articles on the president thats not true. Stop being divisive.

    Buchwalter
    Buchwalter
    6 years ago

    Trump lacks a moral compass, he is an amoral person