{"id":36349,"date":"2017-12-03T15:07:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T23:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=36349"},"modified":"2017-12-04T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T05:17:23","slug":"trump-says-reporters-should-be-punished-for-inaccurate-stories-ok-lets-start-with-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=36349","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Reporters Should Be Punished For Inaccurate Stories – OK, Let’s Start With Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday ABC News correspondent Brian Ross misreported<\/a><\/strong> a story about confessed liar, and Donald Trump’s disgraced National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn. Ross said that his sources told him that Flynn was prepared to testify that candidate Trump told him to contact the Russians. As it turned out it was during the transition, not during the campaign, that Trump told Flynn to hook up with Vladimir.<\/p>\n

ABC News corrected the story, but the mistake cost Ross four weeks of pay and a suspension from duty. Naturally, Trump and his right-wing media mouthpieces wiggled their tails and began blasting out accusations of “fake news.”<\/em> Never mind that the reaction to the error actually affirms the veracity of the so-called mainstream media. They acknowledged the mistake and punished the reporter. That’s how it’s supposed to work. Even Trump recognized that ABC deserved praise for their professionalism. He tweeted:<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to @ABC<\/a> News for suspending Brian Ross for his horrendously inaccurate and dishonest report on the Russia, Russia, Russia Witch Hunt. More Networks and \u201cpapers\u201d should do the same with their Fake News!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n