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There are several cases of Trump using the term without reference to "fake news". For example, just look at an archive of his tweets. April 5th 2019: "The pre
by chimprich 4y ago
There are several cases of Trump using the term without reference to "fake news". For example, just look at an archive of his tweets.
April 5th 2019:
"The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!"
Or how how about singling out individual news organisations he doesn't like as "enemies of the people"?
Feb 20th 2019:
"The New York Times reporting is false. They are a true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!"
The difference between calling all the media "enemies of the people" or just the ones he dislikes doesn't seem to be that big a distinction for the purposes of the argument.
EDIT: removed unnecessary emotion
- macintux 4y agoHe also has effectively redefined “fake news” to mean “unflattering (to him) news”.
- hot_gril 4y ago> "The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!" Yeah, I thought he said something like this, thanks for confirming. They should have just quoted him.