The Trump campaign on Monday accused CNN of “maliciously and intentionally lying” regarding its reporting of President Donald Trump’s response to the riots in several U.S. cities following the death of a man in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
In a release citing a story about President Donald Trump’s speech Monday on the cable channel’s news service, the campaign said CNN claimed “Trump has allowed several days to pass without addressing the nation or making any formal appeals for unity.”
It adds, that CNN also wrote: “What Trump has done publicly — tweet extensively about his grievances with Democratic state and local leaders and mention the protests in the middle of a previously scheduled event — has at best gone unnoticed and at worst fanned the flames of outrage into a second week.”
The story and release refer to the riots that have followed the death of George Floyd. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case.
To dispute CNN’s report, the campaign hyperlinked to several items, including a tweet that embedded a Fox News Channel video clip from Saturday following the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket that sent two astronauts to the International Space Station.
In the clip, Trump states: “We must all work together as a society to expand opportunity and to create a future of greater dignity and promise for all of our people. We must forge a partnership with community leaders, local law enforcement, and the faith community to restore hope. … When Americans are united, there is nothing we cannot do.”
Disputing the claim that Trump’s comments have gone unnoticed, the campaign pointed out that CNN refused to air the remarks.
“CNN offered no evidence to support their false allegation that the president’s remarks “fanned the flames of outrage” because it has no evidence,” the release said. “CNN cannot point to a single word in the president’s Saturday remarks to support its false claim.
“Instead, CNN is dishonestly pretending President Trump’s remarks don’t exist. CNN is maliciously and intentionally lying to America once again.”
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