CNN: Trump lied to anchors about immigration to get positive press coverage in run-up to speech

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CNN’s White House correspondent Sara Murray said Wednesday that the White House pulled a “bait-and-switch” with anchors from the network at a meeting on Tuesday regarding the topic of immigration.

“Let’s just change gears entirely and talk about the bait and switch that the president pulled when it came to immigration yesterday. He had this meeting with the anchors, he talked about a path to legal status,” Murray said, according to Media Matters.

“Basically they fed us things that they thought these anchors would like, that they thought would give them positive press coverage for the next few hours. A senior administration official admitted that it was a misdirection play. And you will note that when the president was actually out there speaking to the American public, he didn’t talk about a path to legal status,” she explained.

“He talked about reforming the legal immigration system so it’s merit-based,” Murray said. “That means fewer low-skilled workers, fewer people coming on family ties, more people coming on high-skilled visas. That is still closer to a Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon framework of the world than Gang of Eight, who pushed comprehensive immigration reform.”

Anchor John King said, “Interesting twist, although it does make you wonder, so we’re not supposed to believe what the senior-most official at the lunch says, who then they allowed it to be the president’s name says, we’re not supposed to believe what they say, maybe we shouldn’t believe what they say.”


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[underpants]

1. Heard Limbaugh gloating about this at lunch

Yes I take one for the team and listen in.

He thought it was just the most special kind of clever.

[busterbrown]

5. You know what the sad part is?

CNN wants to like this guy so much...Like an Abusive husband/wife relationship.

[Wounded Bear]

2. "Merit based" test...

[Phoenix61]

3. OMG!!!

He... He lied? Unfuckingbelievable!!! When are they going to get it? I'm starting to think never. Kinda like Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football.

[Freethinker65]

4. How f$&king stupid is the media? (Rhetorical)

[ecstatic]

6. This is frustrating. At what point will CNN and other networks wake up and accept

that TrumpCo are liars and act accordingly? We REALLY need them to step up before it's too late!

[kacekwl]

8. When the $tockholders tell them to.

[Kimchijeon]

13. yep.

[FSogol]

7. Memo to CNN: He also lied during and after the speech. In fact, he has trouble not telling lies.

[Vinca]

9. Media was played again.

And it was CNN's own Van Jones slobbering all over Trump calling him presidential.

[spanone]

10. K&R...

fuck you trump

were pence and ryan in on it?

fuck 'em all.

[Mr. Ected]

11. Our media suffers from its own version of battered wife syndrome

Until CNN and co. wake up and take their 1st amendment responsibilities seriously, I refuse to read or watch their pitiful work product.

Do your jobs, you assholes. We have a Russian plant in the White House. The election was manipulated. Your man-crush on Trump is as deplorable as his fanboys.

[W_HAMILTON]

12. Pretty sure I just turned into CNN a few minutes ago...

...and Wolf was still quoting Trump on how he was willing to make a deal on immigration if all sides compromised. He seemed especially pleased that he was at the meeting when Trump said this. lol

[spanone]

14. KICK

[Cha]

15. I can't imagine news outlets not being skeptical of

anything trump says with his record of history.

Isn't that their job?

[Maru Kitteh]

17. They need to snap out of it Cha.

This is not a President. This is not a White House. This is not a government.

This is a group of fraudsters, degenerates, anarchists and traitors. ACT ACCORDINGLY.

[Cha]

18. Exactly.. quit trying to normalize his shit. Talkin to you van jones..

Especially.

Maru

[Maru Kitteh]

16. "Maybe we shouldnt believe what they say."

[font size = 5] Well GEE, do ya think so? [/font]