Trump Gets Brutally Mocked for Dismissing ‘Anonymously Sourced’ Stories Hours After Citing One Himself
Political observers are mocking President Trump over the attack he just launched against CNN over their recent reporting snafu.
CNN has been getting a lot of blowback over the admission from Michael Cohen‘s lawyer, Lanny Davis, that he a primary source for the network’s erroneous story that Trump had advanced knowledge of the his son’s meeting with a Kremlin lawyer. Of course, Trump never passes up a chance to attack the “fake news,” so he didn’t hesitate to slam CNN and, once again, call them the “enemy of the people.”
“Anonymous Sources are really starting to BURN the media.” @FoxNews The fact is that many anonymous sources don’t even exist. They are fiction made up by the Fake News reporters. Look at the lie that Fake CNN is now in. They got caught red handed! Enemy of the People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2018
When you see “anonymous source,” stop reading the story, it is fiction!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2018
Putting his new rips on the press aside, people on Twitter are quite intrigued that Trump is taking this particular stance on anonymous sources. As the Twitterverse is pointing out, Trump amplified a story today that’s entirely based on anonymous sources, not to mention the fact that he has been one multiple times.
The story that you’re pushing this morning about DNC emails is based on anonymous sourcing in the Daily Caller. So we’ll ignore that. Copy.https://t.co/vTNbOODDwF https://t.co/tqpnIo88am
— Christina Ginn (@NBChristinaGinn) August 29, 2018
tweet comes hours after POTUS repeatedly touted an article based on anonymous sources https://t.co/dhSJlgzHoj
— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) August 29, 2018
You literally just hyped a story via @TuckerCarlson that is based on anonymous sources. https://t.co/EfQvjUxYys
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 29, 2018
Dude, you just tweeted that China hacked Hillary’s emails based on a Daily Caller report that cited anonymous sources. https://t.co/0L5eaRvACN
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) August 29, 2018
A classic shot/chaser: pic.twitter.com/MfyeLHqR61
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 29, 2018
Doesn’t mention that many WH briefings are conducted on background where reporters must agree not to identify sources by name. https://t.co/x5EINskzMn
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2018
Excited for the next White House call conducted on the condition of anonymity https://t.co/lvMJPNWeZ5
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 29, 2018
This tweet is paid for and authorized by John Barron and John Miller. https://t.co/MPZI60JsQ7
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) August 29, 2018
The president was a longtime anonymous source for the New York Post, has called reporters not on-the-record as president and even surreptitiously acted as his own spokesman. https://t.co/QWD4BnspgZ
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 29, 2018
And, to be clear, often trying to make claims on background about himself with tenuous factual basis https://t.co/WBNBUEtUEH
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 29, 2018
From our own Colby Hall.
Then explain the Daily Callers China Hacking Hillary Email story you cited to demand your DOJ and FBI to investigate. https://t.co/qRpOmcZuXK
— Colby Hall (@colbyhall) August 29, 2018
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