Discussion: Haberman: Trump's Lying When He Claims NYT Didn't Ask For Comment For Story

What’s the matter, Maggie Dear? Did Donald’s succulent testes go from Godiva Chocolate-sweet to apple cider vinegar-sour?

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But at least Haberman calls him out on it, immediately and clearly. Either he knew and is lying, or his staff is too incompetent to respond and/or inform the sitting president of the United States about such news coverage from what is (still) a pre-eminent guardian of the first amendment in this country.

Weak! Sad! Sick?

OMG just writing that to imitate Trump felt ridiculous.

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The men sharing the byline Mark Mazzetti, Nicholas Fandos and Michael S. Schmidt are also lying.

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“I never though leopards would eat my face,” said woman who enabled the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

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Thank the Lord. Please, journalists, use the word “lie.” If you don’t, you’re just obfuscating the truth and enabling him.

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“That’s a lie,

That’s a shock!

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That article is HILARIOUS!!!:joy::joy::joy:

Best graphic ever…

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For those of us not living in NYC, what is the history of this Maggie chic?

Thank you!

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Haberman is being called into Dean Baquet’s office right now.

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Trump lie? To CNN? Call them fake news?

Jeebus, this sounds like a great time for CNN to hire a Trump administration alumnus to manage their election coverage.

If you’re wondering, this absurdity is not meant to reframe CNN’s incomprehensible decision as something logical.

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Anyone want to have guessing what Trump’s belittling and petty new nickname for Haberman will be? I’m down for misogynistic, juvenile, and icky.

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As are the three male reporters who share the byline. Mark Mazzetti, Nicholas Fandos and Michael S. Schmidt

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When drumpf tells the truth then hype the headline. Not before.

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To interview the nearly bankrupt farmer who’s suffering due to trump’s tariff but he still supports Donald :smirk:

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Trump Escalates Attacks on The New York Times, Calling It a ‘True Enemy of the People’

Or maybe they’ll respond to trumpp’s continuing provocation. He’s suggesting the free press is not to be trusted and that it’s dangerous. But let’s talk about one woman reporter.

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Read all about THIS.

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FACTS are FAKE NEWS!!

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I suspect that cynics may be misreading The Times on this one. Yesterday’s article (Mazzetti, Haberman, Fandos, and Schmidt) was pretty clearly a major effort to destroy Trump by laying out a convincing case that he has worked continuously and at all levels to obstruct justice. At the same time, its very existence indicates that many within the governmental apparatus are worried enough to spill significant beans.

We’re in a time pressure situation here, where the ruling group is rapidly converging on a strong defensive position, with control of the DOJ, national emergency powers (in anticipation, perhaps, of declaring the next ‘emergency’), and a relative easy military target (Venezuela) in the sights of Bolton, Pompeo, and, maybe, a renovated DOD sans Mattis (issue: loyalty) and intelligence apparatus sans Coats (issue: loyalty).

So it may well be that The Times in its Times-y way is forming up for the fight.

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It’s funny, I can’t tell if that number is big…or if it’s too small.