"The President clings to his assertion like a drunk to an empty gin bottle"

[pat_k]

Sorry, I know you undoubtedly saw it yesterday, but couldn't help myself. Had to say it again.

The Wall Street Journal no less.

It's a shame we can't see the editorial on wsj.com without subscribing... unless of course anybody has a link to it posted elsewhere??

[Thomas Hurt]

1. You notice how Trump's lies are like...

that creature in "The Thing".

[Skittles]

2. he's calling WSJ "fake news" now

[ColemanMaskell]

3. Thanks, I did not see it yesterday. Here are some links with quotes.

Raw Story:
Wall Street Journal blisters Trump as a ‘fake president’ for clinging to fake wiretap story
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/wall-street-journal-blisters-trump-as-a-fake-president-for-clinging-to-fake-wiretap-story/


Dailykos:
Wall Street Journal editorial compares Trump to a drunk clinging to an empty gin bottle

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/3/22/1646032/-Wall-Street-Journal-editorial-compares-Trump-to-a-drunk-clinging-to-an-empty-gin-bottle

Vox:
Donald Trump has lost the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/22/15021220/wall-street-journal-editorial-trump

Andy Towle:
‘WSJ’ Rips ‘Fake President’ Trump Who ‘Clings to His Assertion Like a Drunk to an Empty Gin Bottle’
http://www.towleroad.com/2017/03/fake-president/

Excerpt From that last :

One excerpt:

If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him? Would the rest of the world? We’re not sure, which speaks to the damage that Mr. Trump is doing to his Presidency with his seemingly endless stream of exaggerations, evidence-free accusations, implausible denials and other falsehoods.

The editorial then takes on Press Secretary Sean Spicer for sticking by the fraud:

Yet the President clings to his assertion like a drunk to an empty gin bottle, rolling out his press spokesman to make more dubious claims. Sean Spicer—who doesn’t deserve this treatment—was dispatched last week to repeat an assertion by a Fox News commentator that perhaps the Obama Administration had subcontracted the wiretap to British intelligence.

The editorial says all of this started during the campaign but it doesn’t hold up now.

He survived his many false claims as a candidate because his core supporters treated it as mere hyperbole and his opponent was untrustworthy Hillary Clinton. But now he’s President, and he needs support beyond the Breitbart cheering section that will excuse anything. As he is learning with the health-care bill, Mr. Trump needs partners in his own party to pass his agenda. He also needs friends abroad who are willing to trust him when he asks for support, not least in a crisis.

And the editorial concludes:

Two months into his Presidency, Gallup has Mr. Trump’s approval rating at 39%. No doubt Mr. Trump considers that fake news, but if he doesn’t show more respect for the truth most Americans may conclude he’s a fake President.

[pat_k]

4. Thanks!