"It has been said before, but it bears repeating: You are better off watching raw footage of the White House press briefings than trusting the word of journalists.
Put more simply, members of our vaunted Fourth Estate cannot be trusted to report accurately on this administration.
They are just making stuff up at this point.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday tried to explain President Trump’s position that schools in the United States should reopen sooner rather than later..
They are just making stuff up at this point.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday tried to explain President Trump’s position that schools in the United States should reopen sooner rather than later..
McEnany obviously did not say that schools should reopen despite what the science says.
She clearly said that there should not be any science-based objections to reopening precisely because the data show it is both safe and preferable to put students back into their classrooms.
But you would never know what McEnany said or meant from following members of the press, many of whom selectively edited the White House press secretary’s remarks Wednesday to make her sound like a knuckle-dragging flat-earther.
- “The White House Press Secretary on Trump's push to reopen schools: ‘The science should not stand in the way of this,’” said CNN’s Jim Acosta, conveniently omitting some fairly necessary context.
- CNN’s Ana Cabrera tweeted, “WH Press Secretary: ‘When he (Trump) says open, he means open – in full – kids being able to attend each and every day at their school,’ McEnany told reporters at the press briefing. ‘The science should not stand in the way of this.’”
- “From the White House podium: ‘Science should not stand in the way’ of reopening schools,” CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang posted....READ ALL
Weird how none of these news accounts were able to include the full context of the press secretary’s remarks.
Just a total mystery!
Look, whether the science is on the side of reopening is not the issue.
The issue here is that our press cannot be trusted to convey accurately and fairly even basic statements made by administration officials.
If we cannot trust reporters to perform even the most basic functions of their profession, then what can we trust?...Read all.
No comments:
Post a Comment