I want to preface this blog post with saying that I do not agree with all of my President's plans or ideas and that I did not vote for him in the Primary (Rubio) or in the Presidential election (Johnson).
Watching Trump's press conference, I know understand what he means by fake news. My impression of what he was talking about with fake news was when a news source, and they all do this as far as I am aware, will rush to put out a story, even if it is not complete or inaccurate. What Our President is talking about is this. Not about any news article in particular. He was simply expressing his lack of trust in the media and his own opinion of disliking how the media has became so reactionary and are worried about being first, and not getting the correct story and not the whole story.
On this, I agree with. I think that the Media has became a knee jerk reaction and is worried about speed and quantity instead of quality.
Our President (despite what some might want to say, he is the US's President) said he can handle bad press, as long as the story is true. Which I think is honorable of him to say. Essentially saying, 'yeah, if i really did something and you don't like it, then sure, write a story about it all you want. What I don't want is the Media doing is 1. jumping to conclusions on what is happening and 2. to create facts and information where there clearly isn't any.'
That, personally, sits with me how i think. I will confess to anything that is true about me. However, if you start to try and either put words in my mouth or say I did something where i clearly didn't or my potential motives behind one of my actions (when that someone didn't even bother ask me, which I would have told them my motive behind it). That is when I get upset.
Stay vigilant, Stay awake.
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