CNN Contributor Jonah Goldberg Retracts Statement After Misleading Voters with Erroneous ‘Execution’ Remark on Trump’s Cheney Comments

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-02 02:57:32 | Updated at 2024-11-05 23:16:28 3 days ago

CNN Contributor Jonah Goldberg Retracts Statement After Misleading Voters with Erroneous ‘Execution’ Remark on Trump’s Cheney Comments
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ ^ | 11/1/2024 | JIM HOFT

Posted on 11/01/2024 7:14:40 PM PDT by bitt

Another day, another hoax. The mainstream media’s relentless campaign to misrepresent former President Donald Trump has reached new heights.

In a Friday appearance on CNN, so-called conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg falsely claimed that Trump suggested a firing squad execution for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).

President Trump had criticized Cheney’s hawkish foreign policy views during an interview with Tucker Carlson on Thursday, condemning her stance on “endless wars.” At no point did Trump imply or suggest any such violent intentions toward Cheney—he merely called her out for her support of prolonged conflicts.

Goldberg, however, attacked Trump with an inflammatory conclusion, saying, “I don’t think you even need to call it fire-up on. He’s saying quite explicitly and unambiguously that Liz Chenney should be shot, should be executed by a firing squad. That is appalling. It is a small facet of the reasons why he’s unfit for office, and the Republican Party has made a disastrous mistake renominating him.”

WATCH: Well well well.

Columnist Jonah Goldberg, who lied on CNN that Trump wanted to execute Cheney, has issued a correction for spreading the false story.pic.twitter.com/KCungStqKZ

— Sara Rose (@saras76) November 1, 2024

After facing backlash for his inflammatory remarks, Goldberg issued a retraction on social media, admitting his error.

He wrote:

I need to make a statement.

This morning on CNN I referred to Trump’s “rifles” quote as him advocating a “firing squad” for Liz Cheney. I was reacting in haste to what were objectively appalling and irresponsible comments that had been framed in the set-up piece in the context of previous statements Trump made about shooting protestors and having generals “executed.” Still, I was wrong to say he was calling for a firing squad execution.

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1 posted on 11/01/2024 7:14:40 PM PDT by bitt

To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

2 posted on 11/01/2024 7:15:00 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)

To: bitt

I was reacting in haste to what were objectively appalling and irresponsible comments that had been framed in the set-up piece in the context of previous statements Trump made

3 posted on 11/01/2024 7:18:41 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )

To: DoodleBob

Goldberg’s TDS has given him word salad brain.

4 posted on 11/01/2024 7:21:45 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

To: bitt

5 posted on 11/01/2024 7:22:30 PM PDT by 9YearLurker

To: bitt

Too late your mom lucianne would be horrified and saddened at your venomous spew and lies! She probably would never forgive you you POS mediapuke evil stooge! The American people will never forget nor forgive you. You’re done.

6 posted on 11/01/2024 7:23:02 PM PDT by RoseofTexas

To: bitt

Too late, Jonah. Your original words will live on forever on the internet. Your lie will be added to the other lies about Trump that the left continues to repeat.

Probably that was Goldberg’s intent anyway.

7 posted on 11/01/2024 7:25:37 PM PDT by Freee-dame ( )

To: Mr. Mojo

I was just going the same before I read yours. What the heck is he talking about???

8 posted on 11/01/2024 7:27:38 PM PDT by vivenne

To: vivenne

going to post the same.....

9 posted on 11/01/2024 7:29:25 PM PDT by vivenne

To: bitt

The idiot Goldberg thinks he will avoid a defamation lawsuit. He won’t.

10 posted on 11/01/2024 7:31:05 PM PDT by grumpygresh ( Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification.)

To: bitt

Too bad kaMAla doesn’t do the same thing, i.e., apologize. She’s out there spewing the same crap he was.

11 posted on 11/01/2024 7:34:08 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the felon with the pierced ear.)

To: bitt

12 posted on 11/01/2024 7:35:06 PM PDT by stump56 (Freedom isn't free.)

To: bitt

Jonah is yesterdays’, (like my apostrophe?), news. Long Live Journalism.

13 posted on 11/01/2024 7:35:46 PM PDT by Kudsman (Normal Gays for Trump)

To: bitt

14 posted on 11/01/2024 7:36:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)

To: bitt

He was called on his BS.

He’s always been an elitist that loathes working people. Dude would have benefited from working a job.

15 posted on 11/01/2024 7:36:44 PM PDT by OakOak (Misinformation Campaign on your TV)

To: RoseofTexas

It’s very sad. Lucianne was a patriot. Jonah himself once keenly observed the “Republicans pounce” phenomenon in which the media pretended that the “real story” of any negative story about a Democrat behaving badly was not the bad behavior itself but rather Republicans’ puritanical reaction to it.

And then Trump happened... Jonah lost his mind and switched over to very side that his mother and he had always fought against.

To: bitt

His instincts were to trash Trump and defend Cheney, who is a backstabbing lowlife.

Goldberg and Frum better start writing about shit that people care about or their wallets are going to be a lot lighter.

17 posted on 11/01/2024 7:38:03 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)

To: bitt

I was reacting in haste to what were objectively appalling and irresponsible comments that had been framed in the set-up piece in the context of previous statements Trump made about shooting protestors and having generals “executed.”

Some apology!! What a jerk.

18 posted on 11/01/2024 7:38:20 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“President Trump sells out Madison Square Garden -- Kamala sells out America”)

To: dfwgator

Yes. Self immolate. It’s all the rage these days. Because...you know...Democrats. smh

19 posted on 11/01/2024 7:39:19 PM PDT by Kudsman (Normal Gays for Trump)

To: All

Retraction doesn’t get on the Networks.

That’s how it works.

20 posted on 11/01/2024 7:39:58 PM PDT by OakOak (Misinformation Campaign on your TV)

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