Trump Campaign Sues NY Times over Article...

[K Frame]

This is going to be fun to watch.

The article flat out accused Trump of having a "gentlemen's agreement" with Putin to get elected.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/trump-campaign-sues-new-york-times-for-libel-over-opinion-article.html

[WLJ]

 

[BobR]

It was an opinion piece, the Trump campaign is pissing into the wind. All this will do is give the NYT an excuse to keep bringing it up, And that is my opinion.


bob

[DittoHead]

Have we run out of red meat already?

[WLJ]

It was an opinion piece, the Trump campaign is pissing into the wind. All this will do is give the NYT an excuse to keep bringing it up, And that is my opinion.


bob

Trouble is that you can't tell the different between news and opinion pieces anymore

[K Frame]

What makes it a little different from the typical opinion piece is that the author is a former executive-level employee of the paper. That could change the dynamic of the lawsuit dramatically.

[WLJ]

Trouble is that you can't tell the different between news and opinion pieces anymore

Make that opinion parody

Let’s Call It Trumpvirus
If you’re feeling awful, you know who to blame.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/opinion/coronavirus-trump.html?partner=IFTTT

It even gets worse in the comments

[Hawkmoon]

Of course the administration's response was inadequate.


Admin: Let's quarantine suspected cases at an old Army post.

State of Alabama (?): NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Admin: Let's quarantine suspected cases in [___], California.

Mayor of [___]: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Media: The administration isn't doing enough.

[WLJ]

Add The Washington Post

Trump campaign files libel lawsuit against WaPo for publishing two articles containing ‘false statements’ about ‘conspiracy with Russia’
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/03/03/trump-campaign-files-libel-lawsuit-against-wapo-for-publishing-two-articles-containing-false-statements-about-conspiracy-with-russia/