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Trump Attacks CNN for Doing It's Job
Really? When is this guy going to get to work bringing my coal mining job back?
In Trump's defense he did use a n election expert to back his claim,,,,,, a 16 year old Twitter user. 
Trump attacks CNN over reporting on false voter fraud claims
President-elect Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets late Monday night criticizing CNN for reporting that his claims about voter fraud are baseless -- which they are.
Shortly after 9 p.m., Trump began retweeting supporters who had criticized CNN's Jeff Zeleny because he accurately reported that there was no evidence -- nor has the transition team provided any-- to support Trump's claim that millions of fraudulent votes had been cast for Hillary Clinton.
"[W]hat PROOF do u have DonaldTrump did not suffer from millions of FRAUD votes? Journalist? Do your job!" read the first post that Trump retweeted. "Just another generic CNN part time wannabe journalist!," read the second.
"@CNN still doesn't get it," Trump added. "They will never learn!"
One post Trump retweeted came from a Twitter user whose bio says he's 16, who, like the others, called Zeleny a "bad reporter" because he did not have evidence that Trump was not a victim of voter fraud, a double-negative reasoning used to defend many conspiracy theories.
Finally, Trump issued his own attack on CNN: ".@CNN is so embarrassed by their total (100%) support of Hillary Clinton, and yet her loss in a landslide, that they don't know what to do," he wrote.
A CNN spokesperson declined to comment. Zeleny responded to Trump with a request for examples of the fraud.
"@realDonaldTrump Good evening! Have been looking for examples of voter fraud. Please send our way. Full-time journalist here still working," Zeleny wrote on Twitter.
Trump's initial claim that Clinton's victory was a result of "millions of people who voted illegally" had been promoted on conspiracy theory sites like Infowars.com before Trump himself tweeted it on Sunday. The claim appears to have been first promoted by Gregg Phillips, a conservative activist with more than 26,000 Twitter followers.
Since Trump tweeted the conspiracy theory, CNN anchors and reporters have repeatedly stressed that there is no evidence to support the claim. Online, CNN's headline read, "Trump falsely claims 'millions of people who voted illegally' cost him popular vote."
Election officials in California and Virginia have also called Trump's claims "unsubstantiated" and "unfounded."
Trump's penchant for peddling conspiracy theories and attacking critics and media organizations on Twitter is unprecedented, and has been cause for concern among journalists and media watchdogs who are wrestling with how to cover a president who is a leading source of misinformation.
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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"Trump's penchant for peddling conspiracy theories and attacking critics and media organizations on Twitter is unprecedented, and has been cause for concern among journalists and media watchdogs who are wrestling with how to cover a president who is a leading source of misinformation."
I think that the press needs to faithfully report the truth even if it puts them at odds with this President, and infuriates his fans.
It is the job of the Press to be accurate, not neutral.
BTW, did you notice that The Donald is now referring to his victory as "a landslide"?
A week ago he lost the popular vote.
A few days ago he would have won but for massive fraud.
Today it's a landslide.
Tomorrow? Maybe a claim that he - like a North Korean Dictator - got 100% of the vote.
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Trump seems to not like any dissent or opposing views. Scary trait for a President.
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Somebody needs to remove his twitter account. It's getting embarrassing.
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Just Fred wrote:
Somebody needs to remove his twitter account. It's getting embarrassing.
That Fred, many agree on. As for voter fraud, while not confirmed, this website claims it exists.
States that have sanctuary cities that give driver licenses to illegals, make it much easier for them to vote. I have no doubt that many do.
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Somebody needs to remove his twitter account. It's getting embarrassing.
That Fred, many agree on. As for voter fraud, while not confirmed, this website claims it exists.
States that have sanctuary cities that give driver licenses to illegals, make it much easier for them to vote. I have no doubt that many do.
No doubt, but little proof.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Somebody needs to remove his twitter account. It's getting embarrassing.
That Fred, many agree on. As for voter fraud, while not confirmed, this website claims it exists.
States that have sanctuary cities that give driver licenses to illegals, make it much easier for them to vote. I have no doubt that many do.
No doubt, but little proof.
The R-tribe has the same right as Stein has to open up an investigation and get to the bottom of it. IF they really believe it is a huge problem, they SHOULD ! I don't care if your are LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER, most people want a fair and not rigged election.
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
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That Fred, many agree on. As for voter fraud, while not confirmed, this website claims it exists.
States that have sanctuary cities that give driver licenses to illegals, make it much easier for them to vote. I have no doubt that many do.
No doubt, but little proof.
The R-tribe has the same right as Stein has to open up an investigation and get to the bottom of it. IF they really believe it is a huge problem, they SHOULD ! I don't care if your are LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER, most people want a fair and not rigged election.
I certainly have no problem with that.
But to attack CNN for reporting accurately is just engaging in conspiracy theories.
Despite his extraordinary claim, Trump shows no inclination to investigate anything at all.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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The press and all media need to lay it on Trump and not give in to his childish rants. The press needs to do its job and thoroughly. If they don't, well then what do we have--a dictator running the country?