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StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 05:16 PM Aug 2016

20 years of 2 media outlets actively lying 4 GOP, now Fox & Breitbart openly run Trump campaign!

Donald Trump Turns to Combative Breitbart Executive in Staff Shake-Up

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/us/politics/donald-trump-stephen-bannon-paul-manafort.html


LAS VEGAS — Donald J. Trump has shaken up his presidential campaign for the second time in two months, hiring a top executive from the conservative website Breitbart News and promoting a senior adviser in an effort to right his faltering campaign.

Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, will become the Republican campaign’s chief executive, and Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser and pollster for Mr. Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, will become the campaign manager.

Paul Manafort, the campaign chairman, will retain his title, and his deputy, Rick Gates, is expected to receive a new one.

The news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, was confirmed early Wednesday by Ms. Conway in a brief interview, but she rejected the idea that the changes amounted to a shake-up and said that Mr. Manafort was not being diminished.

“It’s an expansion at a busy time in the final stretch of the campaign,” she said.

“We met as the ‘core four’ today,” Ms. Conway added, referring to herself, Mr. Bannon, Mr. Manafort and Mr. Gates.

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After 20 years of these two media outlets actively advocating & lying for the GOP, Fox & Breitbart now openly run the Trump campaign! Wow!

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20 years of 2 media outlets actively lying 4 GOP, now Fox & Breitbart openly run Trump campaign! (Original Post) StrictlyRockers Aug 2016 OP
i was thinking this very thing earlier.... spanone Aug 2016 #1
I'm surprised he doesn't have someone from RT as well. LuvNewcastle Aug 2016 #2

spanone

(135,841 posts)
1. i was thinking this very thing earlier....
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 05:18 PM
Aug 2016

it's really frightening. the power of the media is scary...

and the fact that ailes and bannon are on the trump team is a fucking nightmare.

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