Tag: Trump lies

Trump And His Press Secretary Flagrantly Lied On Their First Full Day In Office. That Matters.

Thankfully, some reporters are calling them out on it.

The following article by Nick Baumann and Michael Calderone was posted on the Huffington Post website January 21, 2017:

On Saturday, President Donald Trump’s first full day in office, he gave a speech at CIA headquarters in which he lied about the size of the crowd at his inauguration and falsely claimed that he had never feuded with the U.S. intelligence community. Hours later, his press secretary emerged from the West Wing, lied about the size of the inaugural crowd and took no questions. Continue reading “Trump And His Press Secretary Flagrantly Lied On Their First Full Day In Office. That Matters.”

What Journalists Can Do When The President Is A Liar

The following article by Matt Gertz was posted on the Media Matters website January 3, 2017:

President-elect Donald Trump shouts out to members of the media at the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

When Donald Trump is inaugurated later this month, the presidency will officially be held by an inveterate liar. And the way the press has covered Trump in the two months since his November election victory suggests that many journalists need to adjust their approach to address that reality before Trump takes office.

On New Year’s Eve, Trump cast doubt on the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian government-backed hackers intervened in the presidential election, suggesting that he would release evidence to the contrary early this week. Continue reading “What Journalists Can Do When The President Is A Liar”