By New York Post (Opinion) | Created at 2024-11-14 21:59:54 | Updated at 2024-11-22 21:54:59
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CNN's Jim Acosta falsely claimed Trump didn't win the popular vote -- which he did.
Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
Spot the difference:
“The former president falsely accused the Biden administration of . . . neglecting [hurricane victims in] areas that had voted for Republicans.” — The New York Times, Oct. 4
vs.
“FEMA Fires Employee for Telling Milton Relief Workers to Skip Houses With Trump Signs” – The New York Times, Saturday
We say: Once again, the media “fact checks” President-elect Donald Trump on something, only for him to later be proven 100% right: FEMA employees were being told to discriminate against GOP voters.
Egg, meet face.
If that weren’t bad enough, as of Thursday, the “paper of record” had still not corrected this egregious smear.
No wonder trust in the media is at an all-time low.
This claim:
“[Trump wants] reparations for white people” — MSNBC’s Joy Reid, Tuesday
We say: Reid is mad because Trump plans to fine schools that have continued to engage in racial discrimination after the Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action and give “a portion of the seized funds” to those who have been discriminated against — primarily Asian students, not whites.
But the fact that Asian kids are the biggest victims of racial quotas doesn’t fit the left’s narrative, so it gets ignored.
This assertion:
“Any objective assessment of Biden’s tenure would show him to have been a highly successful president, especially on economics.” — MSNBC contributor Paul Waldman, Sunday
We say: Sky-high inflation, lagging jobs numbers and record credit-card debt say otherwise.
Biden’s acolytes can wave around cherry-picked data points and try to rewrite history all they want.
It doesn’t change the truth Americans have been living for the past four years: Bidenomics failed.
This statement:
“[Trump] is claiming a popular vote victory that did not occur.” — CNN’s Jim Acosta, Wednesday
We say: Last we checked, 75.6 million is more than 72.4 million, so Trump did indeed win the popular vote. In fact, he nabbed the most popular votes of any Republican nominee ever. CNN Political Director David Chalian immediately corrected Acosta, saying that Trump’s popular vote win simply didn’t occur “to the size” Trump claimed. Pure cope. To use an old adage: “A win is a win.”
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
