Jim VandeHei, Sara Murray unload on Trump post Phoenix; Ben Shapiro hits back
Members of the media are hitting back at President Donald Trump after he called out the “damned dishonest” media during his rally in Phoenix on Tuesday for how his comments post Charlottesville were reported.
Here’s the “damned dishonest” clip from the rally where the president accused the media of ignoring his denouncement of hate groups like the KKK and neo-Nazis:
Pres. Trump rereads his initial Charlottesville statement, but omits his now-infamous "on many sides" remark: https://t.co/ZN949ygZIV pic.twitter.com/qEbb6aNjOi
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 23, 2017
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Jim VandeHei, CEO and co-founder of Axios:
To family/friends who support Trump: what he said last night about reporters was despicable, extremely deceptive, dangerous…
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 23, 2017
…Claim bias. Fine. Claim elitism. Fine. Claim the press hyperventilates/bloviates. Fine…
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 23, 2017
…But to say reporters erase America's heritage, don't love America, turn off cameras to hide truth, are to blame for racial tension…
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 23, 2017
…is just plain wrong. I worked w/ reporters like Daniel Pearl who died a gruesome death seeking truth; scores die yearly exposing facts…
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 23, 2017
…There are great Americans deeply concerned about a changing nation. God forbid one buys Trump's mad rant and takes action…
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) August 23, 2017
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