North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un continues to meet a series of demands from President Donald Trump in anticipation of a historic summit between the two men, releasing three U.S. citizens detained for years in North Korean prison camps.
And it’s driving the anti-Trump forces on the left batty, as seen when CNN’s Brian Stelter took to Twitter to admonish “prominent Trump supporters,” who he claimed “spread a rumor” about the release without evidence, linking to a tweet from Trump telling the nation,”Stay tuned.”
Stelter tagged Ryan Fournier, the founder of Students for Trump, who tweeted that the Americans had been released.
Context for Trump's tweet: Some prominent Trump supporters on social media (like @RyanAFournier) spread a rumor about the Americans being released, without evidence. https://t.co/ecdBTsbRl0
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 3, 2018
Not one to take a punch laying down, Fournier fired back with a little context of his own, informing Stelter of several prominent news sources that reported the release happened — past tense. He also gave his newfound friend some stellar advice.
“.@CNN’s @brianstelter has the nerve to call me fake news lol,” he tweeted. “Washington Times, The Hill, Business Insider all reported this before my tweet! Go back to tweaking about Russia.”
.@CNN’s @brianstelter has the nerve to call me fake news lol. Washington Times, The Hill, Business Insider all reported this before my tweet!
Go back to tweaking about Russia.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) May 3, 2018
Of course, CNN will have to stop covering the porn star first, if they’re to “go back to tweeting about Russia.”
Ironically, even after naming his sources in the above tweet, the CNN sleuth replied to Fournier to AGAIN ask for his sources.
Washington Times, Business Insider, The Hill
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) May 3, 2018
For the record, CNN is reporting the administration is “confident” the Americans held in North Korea will be released but says the exact timing is unknown and that they are “working to verify reports the hostages have been moved from their labor camps to Pyongyang.”
It’s also being reported that despite Trump’s tweet, two of the three Americans were detained under his administration.
Nonetheless, Steltzer got raked over the coals for targeting the 22-year-old Trump supporter for repeating news from reputable sources.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
Fake News calling others fake news…? Doesn't pass the straight-face test. @RyanAFournier @brianstelter @CNN #FakeNewsCNN https://t.co/Hx48L4icUT
— Stoic Native 🇺🇸 (@Brad_Talk) May 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/AngelaW63765246/status/992052844621697029
I wish "go back to tweaking about Russia" could become the new "nattering nabobs of negativity" of our time. https://t.co/TAyay1V9Qv
— John Ellis (@PlaynCharacter) May 3, 2018
Waaaaaa! Whiny little snowflake https://t.co/X2BCkSzeiD
— Lock up the insurrectionists. (@Y_I_S_C) May 3, 2018
Dear @CNN and @brianstelter: you haven't the right to call ANYBODY "fake news" until you own-up to your own non-journalistic, lying, rag tag, communistic spewing, anti-American $#!tshow. Until then, keep my man @RyanAFournier out your mouths, punks. https://t.co/jcSERN5ch6
— Rigel Spikes (@MF13SS) May 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/MarieMe42866742/status/991858201686573056
Meanwhile, Daily Mail Editor David Martosko probably made the best point of the media’s reaction to the real news…
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/991865178835902465
Crickets.
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