Trump Rips BuzzFeed: ‘A Very Sad Day for Journalism, But a Great Day for Our Country!’
President Donald Trump called it a “very sad day for journalism” after Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s office issued a statement disputing Buzzfeed’s report claiming he ordered Michael Cohen to lie in front of Congress.
“Remember it was Buzzfeed that released the totally discredited ‘Dossier,’ paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats (as opposition research), on which the entire Russian probe is based!” Trump tweeted. “A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!”
Remember it was Buzzfeed that released the totally discredited “Dossier,” paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the Democrats (as opposition research), on which the entire Russian probe is based! A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2019
He then followed it up with a tweet once again repeating his “enemy of the people” claims.
Fake News is truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2019
While this is Trump’s first comments on the matter, the president has also been retweeting others’ comments on the Special Counsel’s statement and trashing BuzzFeed.
The retweets included comments from RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, campaign manager Brad Parscale, Dan Bongino and Donald Trump Jr., who he called “a son who loves his dad.”
The entire premise of this story, which received wall-to-wall coverage, was based on "evidence" the reporters admitted they never even saw.
Who could've predicted that the publishers of the phony dossier would get this wrong, too?https://t.co/enaIVvSNPu
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) January 19, 2019
This is just one of many fake news stories over the last several years. Sad so many journalists have lost their integrity. I hope @cnn and @msnbc step up and call this for what it is. https://t.co/LSrMYomaj3
— Brad Parscale (@parscale) January 19, 2019
We called it. FAKE NEWS!
“More Buzzfeed B.S.” https://t.co/aOIPJJu0vH
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 19, 2019
Just a son who loves his Dad. Nice! https://t.co/ZI4012Ld7S
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2019
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