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Stephanie Grisham, an ex-White House press secretary and communications director in former President Donald Trumps administration, dished about her administrations very cozy working relationship with Fox News on Saturday.
Grisham, during an interview with CNNs Jim Acosta, weighed in on the news outlet following startling revelations about network stars seen in documents from the Dominion Voting Systems $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.
The former press secretary, after Acosta remarked about a perceived hand in glove working relationship between the two parties, said Fox News stars such as Judge Jeanine Pirro, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson would call her at the White House.
If I didnt get back to them right away, they would then call the president and then I would get a talking to for not speaking with them, Grisham said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-trump-white-house-press-secretary-makes-revealing-claim-on-work-with-fox-news/ar-AA18wyMa
calimary
(84,136 posts)Finally coughing it up, eh, Stephanie?
ancianita
(38,284 posts)And after the DOJ files indictments, it might have enough evidence to charge Fox agents with
Conspiracy to Make a False Statement (18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001)
"Incite," "Assist" or "Aid and Comfort" an Insurrection (18 U.S.C. § 2383)
or at least file with the FCC to have its cable channel licensing revoked.
Evolve Dammit
(18,481 posts)ancianita
(38,284 posts)an exploiter of that; and it's not special to the U.S. or capitalism but is every f'n where.
We here just take special insult that we have to put up with it, but that's the downside of freedom of speech -- the irresponsible use of that freedom. Makin' shit up is irresponsible. When it's for profit it's fraud.
I hate that abuses of freedom make people distrust the value of democracy as a bulwark of human advancement; we're just gonna have to try harder to strengthen people's courage toward honesty and openness to new information.
Evolve Dammit
(18,481 posts)ancianita
(38,284 posts)Evolve Dammit
(18,481 posts)"It is truly a gift to be understood." ? Gandhi/ Dahli Llama? Good quote in any case!
ancianita
(38,284 posts)Evolve Dammit
(18,481 posts)calimary
(84,136 posts)Its sad but true. And true but sad.