Dan Rather: The Press Lauding Trump for Missile Launch Is ‘Concerning’
Remember yesterday when people like Fareed Zakaria praised Donald Trump for launching missiles at Syria? Dan Rather did not like that.
He used a Facebook post to explain the magnitude of the choice Trump made, then go after all of the pundits who fawned over the bombing. Brian Williams, you up?
In his post, Rather said this:
The number of members of the press who have lauded the actions last night as “presidential” is concerning. War must never be considered a public relations operation. It is not a way for an Administration to gain a narrative. It is a step into a dangerous unknown and its full impact is impossible to predict, especially in the immediate wake of the first strike.
Read the full thing here.
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