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TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
Sat May 6, 2017, 01:36 AM May 2017

Trump attacks news media over ObamaCare repeal coverage

Source: MSN/The Hill

President Trump attacked the news media Friday night on Twitter over perceived negative coverage of the House GOP's passage of legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare.

"Wow,the Fake News media did everything in its power to make the Republican Healthcare victory look as bad as possible," Trump tweeted. He also predicted the Republican plan would be "far better" than the Affordable Care Act.

In a second tweet, Trump questioned why the news media "rarely reports" that ObamaCare "is on its last legs and that insurance companies are fleeing for their lives?"

"It's dead!" Trump declared, reiterating a longstanding position.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-news-media-over-obamacare-repeal-coverage/ar-BBAN8zP?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump attacks news media over ObamaCare repeal coverage (Original Post) TomCADem May 2017 OP
Fart. truthisfreedom May 2017 #1
LOL....but, agree iluvtennis May 2017 #4
............... trusty elf May 2017 #5
+1 dalton99a May 2017 #14
Who's gonna break it to this Idiot ... NanceGreggs May 2017 #2
With the sole exception of his brain-dead supporters, joshdawg May 2017 #3
no one around him seems to have influence on his core LIES riversedge May 2017 #8
So let me get this straight world wide wally May 2017 #6
It was the rah rah High 5's that I found horrible as well as degrading the Rose Garden with riversedge May 2017 #9
There were lots of frowns & sad faces among R Reps dragged over there. They were thinking of 2018.nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #11
Me too! n/t bobGandolf May 2017 #24
WHat's sadder are the idiots who believe him. Chicago1980 May 2017 #7
When is the media going to stop reporting the demented tweets from the Liar in Chief? mnhtnbb May 2017 #10
exactly! IcyPeas May 2017 #21
Twitter should ban his account. NYC Liberal May 2017 #22
Hey, President "Wow", no_hypocrisy May 2017 #12
It's a simple as that. Thanks. ladjf May 2017 #15
Liar. And it worked. CNN / NYT coverage favored GOP. sharedvalues May 2017 #13
Yes, and this is not unlike what they did when the right wing used the phrase "liberal" media. still_one May 2017 #17
OOooooo, the got a bill passed in the House! Maeve May 2017 #16
Mr. Trump is afraid to tweet from official government twitter accounts. Sunlei May 2017 #18
Does his hatred of Obama have no limits? spiderpig May 2017 #19
Aw the po widdo baby Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #20
I am finally breathing a sigh of relief.... bobGandolf May 2017 #23

joshdawg

(2,637 posts)
3. With the sole exception of his brain-dead supporters,
Sat May 6, 2017, 02:25 AM
May 2017

the rest of the world.

I do understand your question was rhetorical, but couldn't help myself.

world wide wally

(21,718 posts)
6. So let me get this straight
Sat May 6, 2017, 03:30 AM
May 2017

"Wow,the Fake News media did everything in its power to make the Republican Healthcare victory look as bad as possible,"

So, they showed footage of their little kegger?

riversedge

(69,708 posts)
9. It was the rah rah High 5's that I found horrible as well as degrading the Rose Garden with
Sat May 6, 2017, 04:38 AM
May 2017

those shit heads!

IcyPeas

(21,737 posts)
21. exactly!
Sat May 6, 2017, 02:38 PM
May 2017

the media may not be fake news, but they are 24/7 trump all the time. it's sickening. it's unwatchable.

NYC Liberal

(20,132 posts)
22. Twitter should ban his account.
Sat May 6, 2017, 03:23 PM
May 2017

What would Twitler do without his favorite medium?

They're a private company so they have no obligation to provide a platform for anyone they don't want to.

no_hypocrisy

(45,769 posts)
12. Hey, President "Wow",
Sat May 6, 2017, 07:36 AM
May 2017

should the media make it look like YOUR repeal of Obamacare, throwing more than 24 million off health insurance, leaving them to suffer and die, is a good thing?

still_one

(91,937 posts)
17. Yes, and this is not unlike what they did when the right wing used the phrase "liberal" media.
Sat May 6, 2017, 12:02 PM
May 2017

That was the beginning of the destruction of journalism in this country

This is more of the same extremist mentality, and the media in general is falling right in line.

Maeve

(42,223 posts)
16. OOooooo, the got a bill passed in the House!
Sat May 6, 2017, 08:46 AM
May 2017

How low a bar is that?
Limbo! Everybody limbo!!!

A victory would be in getting a bill thru both houses and signed, preferably a bill that actually provides health care/ health insurance for MORE people than we have covered now. This...it was another waste of time and money like the previous glut of 'kill Obamacare' votes that never went beyond the House floor.

bobGandolf

(871 posts)
23. I am finally breathing a sigh of relief....
Sat May 6, 2017, 04:39 PM
May 2017

I have been holding my breath waiting to see how, and how much, coverage of the destruction of America we would hear on ABC,NBC,CBS, oops, and CNN. I was beginning to panic about how infrequently I saw coverage of Russia. Watching Trump, and Republican House members, standing in front of the camera stating one lie after another, and self-congratulating each other ad nauseam.
My wife just told me about the networks refusing to air Trump's campaign ad. I had a tough time swallowing the reason did it......because he called them "fake news". The reason should have been that Trump's lies are so blatant they would be complicit.
I did hear this, not read it, but my wife is not one for being inaccurate. I found the post, and I can happily say they DID say, "... banned the ad because it states things that simply are not true. ...". Unfortunately the focus was not on the blatant lying regarding the Trumpcare Bill they passed.
I know there are many others, besides me, keeping a close eye on the networks, but I feel somewhat relieved after hearing about the ban.

[link:http://mindy-fischer-writer.com/2017/05/cnn-abc-nbc-cbs-ban-trumps-new-campaign-ad/|



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My low post number is because of a new account....had to start over...post numbers nontransferable.

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