Saturday, May 9, 2020

THE BIG DEBATE, TRUMP or LINCOLN

OK, opinion about whether Trump is being treated worse than Lincoln was WILL depend a lot on whether you think Trump is a complete buffoon for even saying so (LIKE I DO), or if you are still a supporter of his and therefore will excuse whatever he says.

SO, let's go to the press, shall we?

President Donald Trump whined Sunday night that he's been harassed by a "hostile press" and claimed that he's been treated worse than President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865.
"I am greeted with a hostile press the likes of which no president has ever seen," Trump, 73, claimed Sunday night during a Fox News virtual town hall in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
"The closest would be that gentleman right up there," Trump said while pointing at Lincoln's statue. "They always said nobody got treated worse than Lincoln. I believe I am treated worse."
Trump's comments came as an answer to a remote question from a woman who expressed her support for the president but complained about him using divisive language and “descriptive words that could be classified as bullying."
“The U.S.A. needs you,” she said. “Please hold on to your wonderful attributes that make you our great leader and let go of other characteristics that do not serve you.”
The president's whining response drew immediate backlash online.
"Lincoln was assassinated, but that’s nothing compared to Trump having to answer questions from reporters," CNN commentator Keith Boykin tweeted.
Now, let us contrast that article with this next one:
In context, the quote “I believe I am treated worse” was very clearly in reference to the press. A handful of journalists did their job correctly, and posted accurate reports of Trump’s claim on Twitter.
It’s not that hard. Plenty of other journalists, however, stripped the quote out of its context, mocking and criticizing Trump for comparing himself to a president who was assassinated. This is an easy case study in the bad faith reporting that gives Trump legitimate reason to complain about the media’s intensely unfair coverage of him.
CLEARLY TWO CASES of bias reporting, the first using the word whine when describing Trump's remarks, the other excusing his remarks.
Are both wrong, both right, one right, one wrong?
HAVE YOUR SAY.



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