Deconstructing just one Trump tweet
The New York Times reports that the FBI opened an investigation into whether or not Donald Trump was "working on behalf of Russia against American interests" after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. The tweet below was the first response from #DishonestDonnie
Let's break this down.
Is the New York Times failing? Not according to MSNBC and their story on the NYT's third-quarter earnings report. Digital subscriptions are up, operating profit is up and advertising revenues are up. They are NOT failing from a profit/loss perspective.
They are also not failing on a reporting perspective either. Their story on how Trump and his father allegedly engaged in massive tax fraud was brilliant.
Did the FBI have reason to open the investigation cited in the story from the New York Times this week? NYT cited two instances where Trump tied the firing of Comey to the Russia investigation. Trump's call on Russia to hack the emails of Hillary Clinton was also troubling.
Is it appropriate for a man (should I say man-child) to call someone else "...Lyin'" when the tally of lies that man has told since taking office is nearing 8,000? No.
Wow, just learned in the Failing New York Times that the corrupt former leaders of the FBI, almost all fired or forced to leave the agency for some very bad reasons, opened up an investigation on me, for no reason & with no proof, after I fired Lyin’ James Comey, a total sleaze!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
Let's break this down.
Is the New York Times failing? Not according to MSNBC and their story on the NYT's third-quarter earnings report. Digital subscriptions are up, operating profit is up and advertising revenues are up. They are NOT failing from a profit/loss perspective.
They are also not failing on a reporting perspective either. Their story on how Trump and his father allegedly engaged in massive tax fraud was brilliant.
Did the FBI have reason to open the investigation cited in the story from the New York Times this week? NYT cited two instances where Trump tied the firing of Comey to the Russia investigation. Trump's call on Russia to hack the emails of Hillary Clinton was also troubling.
Is it appropriate for a man (should I say man-child) to call someone else "...Lyin'" when the tally of lies that man has told since taking office is nearing 8,000? No.
posted by me at 5:25 AM
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