When Donald Trump spoke at Bethel United Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan earlier this week, the GOP nominee took a quick photo with 9-year-old Little Miss Flint, who was wearing her crown and sash.
The young girl, Amariyanna Copeny, looks a little terrified in the photo and Trump’s detractors jumped at the opportunity to use this to disparage the candidate.
This amazing photo of Trump and "Little Miss Flint" has gone viral on Flint Facebook. pic.twitter.com/0exFO0MCZw
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 15, 2016
Turns out Amariyanna is a busy child, as she wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about the city’s water crisis. This prompted the president to visit Flint in May, according to the MLive Media Group, and while in town, Obama took a photo with the child, who was captured giving him a big hug.
Toronto Star DC correspondent Daniel Dale couldn’t resist juxtaposing that image with the photo of the child’s overwhelmed expression with Trump.
Little Miss Flint met both Trump and Obama this year. pic.twitter.com/eH15fElHqw
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 15, 2016
BUT, as is the case more often than not with today’s media, all is not what it appears to be.
It is revealed afterwards that the young girl wasn’t so much terrified of Trump as she was the intense security presence around the candidate.
“I was scared Secret Service would tackle me for touching him and there was a lot of people around yelling,” Amariyanna told local affiliate WNEM.
Her mother, Lulu Brezzell, took to Facebook to say pretty much the same thing.
“Ok ya’ll, that pic is being BLOWN way out of proportion. Mari was not terrified of that man, she still wants to ask him her question,” Brezzell wrote.
“We had to get through the crowd twice to get his attention since he walked out the opposite way he came in (which had her a bit overwhelmed), then with people yelling at him, and add the secret service to the mix, well think how you would feel?” she continued.
When it comes to today’s media, perhaps all stories should lead with: Buyer Beware.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
[email protected]
The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
- Tucker releases part 2 of Devon Archer’s riveting interview - August 4, 2023
- Biden handlers forced to ‘adjust for age,’ roll out shorter Air Force One staircase - July 21, 2023
- Woman claims self-defense after allegedly shooting neighbor following altercation with playing children - June 7, 2023
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
