Report: White House Lied to Journalists About Trump Speech in ‘Misdirection Play’

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

[/size]CNN reported Wednesday on a senior administration official admitting that the White House intentionally misled reporters ahead of President Donald Trump‘s congressional address in order to get generate positive press coverage as part of a “misdirection play.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-white-house-lied-to-journalists-about-trump-speech-in-misdirection-play/

[Cripplecreek]

I've been saying they've done this all along.

Its a childish lowlife thing to do but the media keeps falling for it so neither side is innocent.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I've been saying they've done this all along.

Its a childish lowlife thing to do but the media keeps falling for it so neither side is innocent.

Just more of "they do it too" as if that makes it ok. 


I heard that this is what Trump used to do to the NY tabloids.


Regretting my vote more and more.

[Cripplecreek]

Just more of "they do it too" as if that makes it ok. 


I heard that this is what Trump used to do to the NY tabloids.


Regretting my vote more and more.

I'm not condoning it at all, just pointing out that the media needs to wise up and not report anything without the administration officially going on the record with proof.

Trump will come begging for attention.

[Norm Lenhart]

I'm not condoning it at all, just pointing out that the media needs to wise up and not report anything without the administration officially going on the record with proof.

Trump will come begging for attention.

If the media actually did it's job instead of acting as a leftist propaganda group, none of this would be an issue.
with that said, Trump no longer needs the media for anything. He got elected. ANY president in the 21st century has access to the internet and can command a huge audience any time they want simply by speaking. No MSM filter/interpretation/BS required.

The media is totally reliant on the internet today for all their sourcing. Twitter and facebook are where they go for most things anyway. How many times do we see stories without those two words in them? Rarely. And increasingly rarely besides. So cut out the middleman.

[Cripplecreek]

If the media actually did it's job instead of acting as a leftist propaganda group, none of this would be an issue.
with that said, Trump no longer needs the media for anything. He got elected. ANY president in the 21st century has access to the internet and can command a huge audience any time they want simply by speaking. No MSM filter/interpretation/BS required.

The media is totally reliant on the internet today for all their sourcing. Twitter and facebook are where they go for most things anyway. How many times do we see stories without those two words in them? Rarely. And increasingly rarely besides. So cut out the middleman.

Internet or none, Trump is the most completely dishonest president we've ever seen. Believing anything he says only calls ones own discernment into question.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Internet or none, Trump is the most completely dishonest president we've ever seen. Believing anything he says only calls ones own discernment into question.

 

[Norm Lenhart]

Internet or none, Trump is the most completely dishonest president we've ever seen. Believing anything he says only calls ones own discernment into question.

Believing anything out of DC or the media -at all- calls ones discernment into question.

[libertybele]

Believing anything out of DC or the media -at all- calls ones discernment into question.

The MSM has become so irrelevant and twisted that they feel reporting President Trump is now wearing a better tailored suit and the First Lady's sequinned outfit was inappropriate to wear to a Congressional speech is somehow newsworthy. 

[Smokin Joe]

Internet or none, Trump is the most completely dishonest president we've ever seen. Believing anything he says only calls ones own discernment into question.

We saw that during the primaries, at least those of us who would look.

I'm just surprised he didn't feed the 'leak' to a few staffers and see where it popped up, rather than just feed the press a line. He has enough internal leaks he could be using stuff like this to discredit the leakers of smoke 'em out. Wasted opportunity, imho.

[sneakypete]

Turnabout is fair play,and the media is the avowed enemy of anyone even remotely conservative,who why "play fair" with people  you know will not play fair with you?

[sneakypete]

I've been saying they've done this all along.

Its a childish lowlife thing to do but the media keeps falling for it so neither side is innocent.

@Cripplecreek

Yah,de poor baybays! And the media is always SOOO fair to Republicans.

In fact,the media seems to be  kinder,gentler,and more patriotic than the typical nevertrumper. I can see why that tribe of smucks are crying for them

[sneakypete]

Just more of "they do it too" as if that makes it ok. 


I heard that this is what Trump used to do to the NY tabloids.


Regretting my vote more and more.

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

Maybe you  and the delicate flowers in the media can get together and hold a victim pity party,complete with group hugs and shared tears?

[sneakypete]

If the media actually did it's job instead of acting as a leftist propaganda group, none of this would be an issue.
with that said, Trump no longer needs the media for anything. He got elected. ANY president in the 21st century has access to the internet and can command a huge audience any time they want simply by speaking. No MSM filter/interpretation/BS required.

BINGO! Trump going on twitter to "speak" directly to the people was a brilliant move. When he does this,what he says can't be distorted and "spun" by the media because anyone can go to twitter and see it for themselves.

 

[sneakypete]

Internet or none, Trump is the most completely dishonest president we've ever seen. Believing anything he says only calls ones own discernment into question.

@Cripplecreek

I see you are still pining for Hillary.

Cheer up,Bubba! If she doesn't stroke out first,I am positive they will strap her to a chair and roll her out again in 2020!

After all,she is a proven loser,and what can be more democratic than that?

[libertybele]

@Cripplecreek

I see you are still pining for Hillary.

Cheer up,Bubba! If she doesn't stroke out first,I am positive they will strap her to a chair and roll her out again in 2020!

After all,she is a proven loser,and what can be more democratic than that?

Na, they're not going to roll out Hillary again; why run the most corrupt Secretary of State who lost twice when you can run the most corrupt attorney general?  They're working on running Holder with Bammy organizing his run. Oh, and did I mention it will again be politically correct to vote for a black president?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/02/holder-obama-preparing-to-get-back-into-political-spotlight.html

[DCPatriot]

Turnabout is fair play,and the media is the avowed enemy of anyone even remotely conservative,who why "play fair" with people  you know will not play fair with you?

That may be a bit too complex for some, to get.   

[Polly Ticks]

[...] why "play fair" with people  you know will not play fair with you?

Because that is what "integrity" means.
And because if someone will lie to people you don't like, they will also lie to you.

[txradioguy]

Any validity to Trump and his followers cries of "FAKE NEWS!!!" every time CNN or NYT or the rest of the MSM post a story on him just went out the window.

[txradioguy]

Because that is what "integrity" means.
And because if someone will lie to people you don't like, they will also lie to you.

Nailed it.

[Cripplecreek]

Because that is what "integrity" means.
And because if someone will lie to people you don't like, they will also lie to you.

And this is why I say that the Trump crowd have become Alinskyites. They know Trump lies but don't care because like all proper Alinskyites "The ends justify the means".

Its something I would expect out of an atheist but I really have to wonder about the Trump supporters calling themselves Christians. They should ask themselves if they really and truly believe in final judgement or do they believe God has a blind spot that gives them a chance to atone as needed.

[Smokin Joe]

@Cripplecreek

Yah,de poor baybays! And the media is always SOOO fair to Republicans.

In fact,the media seems to be  kinder,gentler,and more patriotic than the typical nevertrumper. I can see why that tribe of smucks are crying for them

Who's crying for the Media? We know they lie, it's fun to see them gigged, always has been (KMA, Dan Rather--and you, too Walter Cronkite!).
I'd rather (no pun intended) have seen the BS get spread backchannel and see where the leak popped up. I think it could have done double duty, but that's chess, not six dimensional checkers.

[sneakypete]

Na, they're not going to roll out Hillary again; why run the most corrupt Secretary of State who lost twice when you can run the most corrupt attorney general?  They're working on running Holder with Bammy organizing his run. Oh, and did I mention it will again be politically correct to vote for a black president?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/02/holder-obama-preparing-to-get-back-into-political-spotlight.html

@libertybele

Well,there can be no question they will get 90+ percent of the black vote because blacks are still tribal,but I'm fairly certain they have worn out the white guilt vote by now.

I don't see them getting much of the Brown Vote either. Not a lot of love there.

Not that it matters. The Dims are still stuck in the 1960's and will remain there until all the 60's commies die off and are replaced by newer zombies.

[sneakypete]

Because that is what "integrity" means.
And because if someone will lie to people you don't like, they will also lie to you.

@Polly Ticks

You should change your screen name to Pollyanna.

[Smokin Joe]

That may be a bit too complex for some, to get.   

But Mo-om! He did it first. Okay. I see where you're coming from.