CBS News Claims Flashcards Given To Senators On How To Respond To Press Amid Impeachment

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CBS News Claims Flashcards Given To Senators On How To Respond To Press Amid Impeachment


Shelby Talcott
Media Reporter
January 16, 2020 4:28 PM ET
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CBS News’ claim that senators were given flashcards on how to deal with reporters was called out by Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s communications director Thursday, who said the cards are meant for protestors.

The outlet ran with the headline “Senators given flashcard with tips for responding to reporters” as the impeachment process began in the Senate Thursday. CBS political correspondent Ed O’Keefe tweeted out a picture of the cards and wrote that it gave “tips on how to avoid reporters.”

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JUST IN: @CBSNews /@caitlinconant obtain a flashcard being given to U.S. Senators ahead of the #ImpeachmentTrial on tips to avoid reporters. (One thing it doesn’t suggest is calling reporters a “liberal hack.”)

“Senators are being given a flashcard with tips to help them avoid the press, labeled ‘phrases to use when seeking assistance,'” according to CBS News’ article. Liz Johnson, Romney’s communications director, tweeted that the flashcards are used as a way to respond to “*protestors*,” not reporters.

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