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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump sees the possible political damage in his immigration policy ...
...of separating parents from their children.
So he lies...
He blames the Democrats for his failure, hoping that the media, meaning FOX News, will not report on his lies. He could change the policy with one phone call.
But, he doesn't have to be honest, because the co-conspirators at FOX will promote his lie, as they always do. And that is all that matters to him. His base doesn't watch "fake news". They only watch FOX. So, there are no consequences for his lies. He will be rewarded for them.
shraby
(21,946 posts)show and called it out for a lie. Every one. I watched them do it. Good on them.
They also showed the other lies and called him out on them. Giving the truth at the same time they called it a lie. Something happened yesterday, MSNBC has been calling him a liar for some time, but yesterday was a turning point. Maybe it had something to do with the egregious actions he's taking against children. I don't know, but it was a big turning point in how trump will be treated.
They also showed his remark about how he wanted Americans to be more like the North Koreans in the way they treat their leader. He wants us to adore him.
HEY TRUMP! IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
kentuck
(111,104 posts)He's depending on FOX to help spread the lies. So far, they haven't disappointed.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,869 posts)He just admitted that he flat lied about the letter HE dictated for Trump. Jr. but it didn't matter because it was just the lying, fake, failing NYT.
Then he made all those comments about NK news and how much he liked it.
And that the biggest threat to this country was the news.
Maybe the news finally got the message that they need to start doing their jobs.
kentuck
(111,104 posts)So his natural impulse is to blame someone else. Anybody but himself.
nature-lover
(1,469 posts)Seeing people in the streets protesting in your town may be the only way.
kentuck
(111,104 posts)The other media networks need to treat them as complicit conspirators in Trump's lies and propaganda. They are not just another media network. They are an enemy of the truth. Therefore, they are a detriment to the security of our country. They should be treated as such.
They should no longer be treated as an equal partner in the broadcast industry. They are propagandists for someone that is working with the Russians to tear down our democracy.
In my opinion, that would be better than marching. Do not give them equal footing. Report their lies and complicity.