When it comes to coverage of the Trump family, the media often doesn’t hesitate to ax the facts.
First Lady Melania Trump provoked uproar with her order to remove a large portion of the historical Jackson Magnolia tree, which has been on the White House grounds since President Andrew Jackson had it planted in 1828.
Documents obtained by CNN showed the tree was “greatly compromised.” Mrs. Trump approved the removal upon counsel from the United States National Arboretum, who said its eventual fall posed a major safety risk.
“The overall architecture and structure of the tree is greatly compromised and the tree is completely dependent on the artificial support,” a report read. “Without the extensive cabling system, the tree would have fallen years ago.
“Presently, and very concerning, the cabling system is failing on the east trunk, as a cable has pulled through the very thin layer of wood that remains. It is difficult to predict when and how many more will fail.”
Backlash against the safety precaution occurred due to a slew of misleading headlines. A number of outlets reported on the tree’s removal without noting the reason–giving the impression the First Lady chose to destroy history on a whim.
Newsweek was one of the major publications to obscure background behind the Mrs. Trump’s decision:
Booted airline passenger accused of racism by Sheila Jackson Lee is a Democratic Spanish teacher
As was The Independent:
The Huffington Post:
And Raw Story:
Twitter users who noticed the omission of key details from the headlines accused the media of deliberately trying to mislead the public.
@Newsweek @HuffPostPol @RawStory That’s how they roll. It’s not about journalism anymore. Rather making sure they keep the people paying them off happy.
— Eric Graham (@gopgraham) December 27, 2017
It is not hard to understand why those who consistently drink the coolaid of fake news hate Trump.
— Jim Deal (@thotsaboutGod) December 27, 2017
thats only cause they know there are people out there that are dumb and stupid enough to believe them and anything they say.
— Albino Viper (@Albin0_Viper) December 27, 2017
That’s ironic. I already had all of those propaganda machines blocked.
— D_K (@d_krock) December 27, 2017
They did that on purpose even though they explain in the article they did the headline on purpose
— Princess of Nambia (@FKNFairyPrinces) December 28, 2017
Fake is fake whether they admit it or not. It’s still fake.
— Gabe Hoffman (@GabeHoff) December 28, 2017
I thought the left hated Andrew Jackson…. damned if you do, damned if you don’t. smh
— LightenUp (@KimberleyRiche2) December 27, 2017
Libs are really getting desperate for news
— Dr. Sharon Richert (@srichert49) December 27, 2017
Secret Service responds to CNN’s whining about Trump golf incident… it’s as punchy as you’d think
Are all these publications competing to qualify for President Trump’s “Fake News Trophy?”
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