RT America Under Fire for Reporting Michael Flynn ‘Retired,’ Rather Than Resigned
You might be inclined to think national security advisor Michael Flynn resigned his office amid scandal Monday evening, but according to Russian government-owned RT America, he merely “retired.”
The tweet was savaged by those journalists who don’t answer to the Kremlin.
“Retires,” is some Soviet-level spin, fellas. https://t.co/zhswxEGXhR
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) February 14, 2017
LOL — “retires” https://t.co/vPYnOuZRLj
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 14, 2017
Having nothing left to accomplish, Flynn returns to a grateful nation satisfied in a job well done. https://t.co/B6hJ1bn9os
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 14, 2017
“Retires.” Russian TV still has Flynn’s back. https://t.co/xrUsWeEoid
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 14, 2017
I once “retired” from a waitress job after throwing a drink in an asshole’s face. https://t.co/IAL9s168pd
— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 14, 2017
This is the Russian propaganda version of parents telling their kid that the family dog “went to live upstate on a big farm.” https://t.co/dmM0epBqi3
— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) February 14, 2017
LOL. Russian propaganda network says Gen. Flynn “retires.” As if he simply turned 65 and decided he wanted to live in Palm Springs. https://t.co/qd5FLHzeOv
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) February 14, 2017
He took the job but then realized he was getting old. This is the be-all-end-all of propaganda tweets. https://t.co/GCs9CBIUFa
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 14, 2017
The tweet was later deleted, and the story the tweet linked to has been updated with the more accurate “resigns” verbiage.
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