Hugo Schwyzer, “…Perhaps Trump will be a better leader than we thought. The burden is entirely on him to prove that his campaign was an act, and that he and his followers pose no threat to women and minorities. Until then, suspicion. Until then, fear. Until then, anger. …” Read the Full Post at Times of Israel
Finally on November 22, 2016, Trump says, “I don’t want to energize the group, and I disavow the group” in an interview with the New York Times. Not a peep, though, from Trump’s Twitter account which seems his main source of disseminating news.
Think Progress points a finger at CNN for inaccurately broadening the meaning of “disavow”. Trumps carefully worded response to the New York Times interview said nothing about denouncing racism. CNN completely misreported the quote by showing a full screen graphic saying that Trump did just that.
Words DO matter when the media is trying to report the facts.
References:
- Times of Israel, November 10, 2016, Hugo Schwyzer – Alarmism saved my family from Hitler: Why I won’t tell anyone to calm down about Trump
- CNN, November 22, 2016, Jeremy Diamond – Donald Trump disavows ‘alt-right’
- Think Progress, November 22, 2016, Zack Ford – No, CNN, Trump hasn’t denounced racism – He’s been too busy denouncing Hamilton and SNL and leveraging the presidency for profit.