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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:57 PM Mar 2019

U.S. Cancels Journalist's Award Over Her Criticism of Trump

Source: Foreign Policy


Jessikka Aro was to receive a “Women of Courage” prize. Then officials read her Twitter feed.
BY REID STANDISH, ROBBIE GRAMER | MARCH 7, 2019, 9:52 AM

Jessikka Aro, a Finnish investigative journalist, has faced down death threats and harassment over her work exposing Russia’s propaganda machine long before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. In January, the U.S. State Department took notice, telling Aro she would be honored with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award, to be presented in Washington by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Weeks later, the State Department rescinded the award offer. A State Department spokesperson said it was due to a “regrettable error,” but Aro and U.S. officials familiar with the internal deliberations tell a different story. They say the department revoked her award after U.S. officials went through Aro’s social media posts and found she had also frequently criticized President Donald Trump.



Read more: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/07/u-s-cancels-journalists-award-over-her-criticism-of-trump-international-women-in-courage-award-state-department/



‘Sh*tstorm’ erupted after State Dept learned it was about to give an award to a journalist who had criticized Trump
TRAVIS GETTYS
07 MAR 2019 AT 11:24 ET

The State Department rescinded a prestigious award to a Finnish investigative journalist after U.S. officials combed through her social media posts and found she frequently criticized President Donald Trump.

Journalist Jessikka Aro has faced death threats and harassment after exposing Russia’s propaganda machine well before the 2016 presidential election, and the U.S. State Department decided to present her with the International Women of Courage Award, reported Foreign Policy.

Aro was told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would present her with the award in Washington, D.C., but weeks later the offer was rescinded due to what a department spokesman called a “regrettable error.”

. . .

“It created a shitstorm of getting her unceremoniously kicked off the list,” said one U.S. diplomatic source. “I think it was absolutely the wrong decision on so many levels (and) had nothing to do with her work.”

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/shtstorm-erupted-state-dept-learned-give-award-journalist-criticized-trump/
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U.S. Cancels Journalist's Award Over Her Criticism of Trump (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP
What a hateful, petty, bitter little insect he is. jcmaine72 Mar 2019 #1
Yeah, go trump yourself, you mango mussolini. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #15
He wanted to redesign the flag Bob Loblaw Mar 2019 #23
Didn't they let the Naked First Lady out of her gilded cage to present this award? Farmer-Rick Mar 2019 #43
"Regrettable error" is Secret Service code name for 45 cp Mar 2019 #2
So what's next rump? If anyone criticizes you you'll take away their social security, or ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #3
He's already proven his vindictiveness. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #6
Yeah, I know. If this act alone doesn't define 'petty', I don't know what does. There is ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #10
Include Sessions True Blue American Mar 2019 #12
Trump pretty much telegraphed he was going to do that in his Twitter feed VMA131Marine Mar 2019 #24
Isn't there any way for the Democrats in Congress Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #39
And your citizenship IronLionZion Mar 2019 #7
(please don't insult the toads--) lastlib Mar 2019 #28
Hey, amoebas are entertaining! And toads are gentle, comical little creatures 💚 BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2019 #37
that, I would go along with! lastlib Mar 2019 #40
😁 BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2019 #42
Could the next US president give her the award? IrishEyes Mar 2019 #4
684 but quite likely less; Pence might be a brief 46, but briefer or not at all if indicted first.nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #16
Yeah, I meant that Trump doesn't have any longer than 684. The election day is in 607 days. IrishEyes Mar 2019 #17
There's nothing to prevent a Democratic President (Yay!) from doing so RVN VET71 Mar 2019 #21
Pure Trump CS. Sneederbunk Mar 2019 #5
Yeah...the 'regrettable error' is fucking Pompeo and that orange asshat CurtEastPoint Mar 2019 #8
state department public phone numbers 202-647-7226, 7234 EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #9
Here's a link for a thread where Melania is praising women at this very award ceremony maxrandb Mar 2019 #11
Is she praising all women Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #38
The US is just working up to Putinesque levels of suppression: Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #13
Repeat offenders will not be heard from again. RVN VET71 Mar 2019 #25
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #14
Donald Trump is thin skinned and the King yuiyoshida Mar 2019 #18
More Police State indications, every day. (nt) Paladin Mar 2019 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #20
she only lost an award from a corrupt administration stevesinpa Mar 2019 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #45
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #22
Trumple-Thinskin C_U_L8R Mar 2019 #26
This is not the United States of Trump Uben Mar 2019 #27
Needs a Go-Fund-Me to present her with an alternative version of the award. Doodley Mar 2019 #29
not to love the fuhrer is a great disgrace... Javaman Mar 2019 #30
One mustn't criticize the god emperor workinclasszero Mar 2019 #31
K&R for visibility ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #32
The International Women's Day just got mansplained by Trump and his men (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #33
If Trump ever read my social media posts he'd have a heart attack. TeamPooka Mar 2019 #34
K&R, thanks for posting, Judi Lynn red dog 1 Mar 2019 #35
dear leader cannot stand anyone criticizing him, and all his little henchmen are the same. niyad Mar 2019 #36
Say it like it is... Maxheader Mar 2019 #41
Heading says "US Cancels..." Should say Trump cancelled it. TryLogic Mar 2019 #46

jcmaine72

(1,773 posts)
1. What a hateful, petty, bitter little insect he is.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:09 PM
Mar 2019

It's like being governed by that wacko dictator from the original "The In-Laws" movie who used to talk to his hand and feed it glasses of water.



Actually, I take that back. General Garcia was funny. Trump isn't.

Farmer-Rick

(10,185 posts)
43. Didn't they let the Naked First Lady out of her gilded cage to present this award?
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 09:15 AM
Mar 2019

Seems I remember a clip about her repeating some nonsense in her broken English about a horrible error. And she had this stupid look on her face that said something to the effect of "I really don't care, do you?"

I know she was out flying because there was this horrible screech and a putrid hot wind yesterday.

cp

(6,636 posts)
2. "Regrettable error" is Secret Service code name for 45
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:10 PM
Mar 2019

Jessikka Aro had my award for Women of Courage!

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
3. So what's next rump? If anyone criticizes you you'll take away their social security, or ...
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:12 PM
Mar 2019

anything else like this too? What a small minded, thin skinned toad you are.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
6. He's already proven his vindictiveness.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:15 PM
Mar 2019

Firing McCabe a day before his pension was vested.

If anyone says that was someone other than Trump they're bullshitting.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
10. Yeah, I know. If this act alone doesn't define 'petty', I don't know what does. There is ...
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:29 PM
Mar 2019

nothing any longer that the failed republican party or rump can say anymore that will ever generate an iota of meaningful reciprocal discussions on just about anything, being that they are so petty and childish.

Get the adults back in the room, please.

VMA131Marine

(4,140 posts)
24. Trump pretty much telegraphed he was going to do that in his Twitter feed
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 PM
Mar 2019

I bet McCabe gets every penny in the end

 

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)
39. Isn't there any way for the Democrats in Congress
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 06:29 PM
Mar 2019

hire him in some way that would reinstate his pension?

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
7. And your citizenship
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:21 PM
Mar 2019

There is plenty of government-sponsored punishment for anyone who dares to use freedom of speech in this country

lastlib

(23,248 posts)
28. (please don't insult the toads--)
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:47 PM
Mar 2019

they have an important place in the ecological system, and tRump is a much lower form of life, between pondscum and amoebas.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
37. Hey, amoebas are entertaining! And toads are gentle, comical little creatures 💚
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 05:05 PM
Mar 2019

lord fatass is more like an Ebola virus.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
4. Could the next US president give her the award?
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:13 PM
Mar 2019

He or She will a democrat. The current disease leaves office in 684 days. This is horrible like everything else since that creepy orange thing took office. She deserves to be honored.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
17. Yeah, I meant that Trump doesn't have any longer than 684. The election day is in 607 days.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:03 PM
Mar 2019

I wouldn't want anyone to get a prize from Pence either. She deserves to get the award from a good president.

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
21. There's nothing to prevent a Democratic President (Yay!) from doing so
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:33 PM
Mar 2019

And it would be a very good thing for the country as well as for its needed public repudiation of a criminal usurper who favored Putin and other murderous dictators over American institutions and citizens.

Would a Democratic President do it, though? Give the much deserved award to a courageous journalist? Or would she be counseled against it for fear of hurting the feelings of the Trump Rump Kissing Party of snowflakes. God, I hope we get the power back and never forget the deals all of the GOP, Federal, State, and local, made with treason.

(Incidentally, regarding Pence and the possibility he could take over from a resigned-in-utter-disgrace Trump: Agnew was forced out of office under an agreement that, if he quit voluntarily, he wouldn't be tried, convicted, and imprisoned for his sleazy crimes while in office. Prosecutors wanted to make sure he left before Nixon to preclude an Agnew presidency. The result was Jerry Ford, a decent, bright, experienced man who was talked into pardoning Nixon by Nixon associates and family members who pleaded that Nixon's health was deteriorating rapidly and he would likely die if forced to face trial. And they knew what they were talking about because Nixon actually did die after leaving office -- although he "lingered" for almost exactly 20 years before doing so.

Poor Jerry acted -- I really believe -- out of compassion for a man he didn't particularly admire. It cost him the presidency and all but gave it to Jimmy Carter. Such is the political life!)

(Where was I? Oh, that's right, Pence. Our only hope is that Mueller has surfaced high crimes and/or misdemeanors by him as the incompetent governor of Indiana and/or as V.P. for Trump. Wish I had a god to pray to!)

maxrandb

(15,334 posts)
11. Here's a link for a thread where Melania is praising women at this very award ceremony
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:33 PM
Mar 2019


Someone please stop the fucking world...I NEED TO GET OFF

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142281324#post6

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
13. The US is just working up to Putinesque levels of suppression:
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:38 PM
Mar 2019
Law allowing courts to fine or jail offenders is reminiscent of Soviet-era laws used to target dissidents, say critics

Marc Bennetts in Moscow
Wed 6 Mar 2019 11.36 ESTLast modified on Wed 6 Mar 2019 13.45 EST

Russia’s parliament has approved a controversial law that allows courts to jail people for online “disrespect” of government or state officials, including the president, Vladimir Putin.

The law, which critics say is reminiscent of Soviet-era legislation used to target political dissidents, stipulates fines of up to 100,000 roubles (£1,155) for “indecent” online posts that demonstrate a “blatant disrespect for society, the country, Russia’s official state symbols, the constitution, or the authorities”.

Repeat offenders can be hit with fines of up to twice this sum, or 15 days behind bars.

More:
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/russian-parliament-outlaws-online-disrespect?__twitter_impression=true

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
25. Repeat offenders will not be heard from again.
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:36 PM
Mar 2019

And Trump will tweet about how righteous Putin is to engage in direct combat with Russian purveyors of fake news. And 30,000,000 and more Americans will raise a delighted fist in the air and shout "Right on, Herr President!"

yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts)
18. Donald Trump is thin skinned and the King
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:04 PM
Mar 2019

of Pettiness. He certainly terrorizes the Republicans in the Senate and House.

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

stevesinpa

(143 posts)
44. she only lost an award from a corrupt administration
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:21 AM
Mar 2019

she didn't lost a loved one. save your sympathy and thoughts for those suffering in Puerto Rico and other places. from reading her writing, Ms. Aro is probably proud that our corrupt administration rescinded the award.

Response to stevesinpa (Reply #44)

Uben

(7,719 posts)
27. This is not the United States of Trump
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 02:39 PM
Mar 2019

...although he might refer to it as such! Most Americans want the son of bitch out of office and in prison where he belongs.


(I guess I forfeited my awards, too. Oh, the horror!)

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
41. Say it like it is...
Thu Mar 7, 2019, 08:14 PM
Mar 2019

U.S. traitor Cancels Journalist's Award Over Her Criticism of said traitor..

Stumpy doesn't represent americu...say it like it is.."The corrupt state department...."


They say the department revoked her award after U.S. officials went through Aro’s social media posts and found she had also frequently criticized President Donald Trump.

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