Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton completely flipped her position on large gatherings within one hour; blasting President Trump for re-starting his campaign rallies while supporting the anti-police protesters.
“If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn’t be holding them,” posted Clinton
If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn’t be holding them. https://t.co/J1BgdUec9k
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2020
This chart tells an incredible story of the power of Black Lives Matter as a mass movement.
Your fellow Americans are hearing you. Keep marching. https://t.co/StZ0hnE7Zw pic.twitter.com/Xvxnwlw86B
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2020
“Your fellow Americans are hearing you. Keep marching,” posted the former Secretary of State just 30 minutes before.
DOUBLE STANDARD: FCC Chair Asks If Twitter Will Censor Iranian Leader’s Rants Against ‘Cancerous’ Israel
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai posed a “serious question” to Twitter and other social media platforms after they labeled a post from President Trump as “glorifying violence,” asking when the company plans to censor vicious Tweets from Iran’s Ayatollah.
“Serious question for @Twitter: Do these tweets from Supreme Leader of Iran @khamenei_ir violate ‘Twitter Rules about glorifying violence’?”
Serious question for @Twitter: Do these tweets from Supreme Leader of Iran @khamenei_ir violate "Twitter Rules about glorifying violence"? pic.twitter.com/oEkCC8UzFV
— Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) May 29, 2020
“The Zionist regime is a deadly, cancerous growth, a detriment to this region. It will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed,” posted Khamenei earlier this month.
President Trump signed an Executive Order Thursday afternoon allowing the government to crackdown on social media platforms that censor content for political purposes; saying he will “not let the American people be bullied by these giant corporations.”
“Have you given any consideration to just deleting your account?” asked one reporter.
“If you weren’t fake, I would do that in a heartbeat. But the news if fake. If only the public would understand… Largely, in a political sense, there’s so much fake news it’s disgraceful. There’s nothing I’d rather do than get rid of my whole Twitter account,” said the President.
Trump says he would delete his Twitter account "in a heartbeat" if the media's coverage of him weren't "fake" pic.twitter.com/qCcvyTh2Eh
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) May 28, 2020
“Social media companies that engage in censoring or any sort of political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield… As President I will not allow the American People to be bullied by these giant corporations,” he added.
Watch the President’s comments above.
DOUBLE STANDARD: NYT, Twitter Rip Trump for Using Word ‘Thug,’ Obama Used Same Term in 2015
The New York Times and other outlets ripped President Trump’s tweet describing Minneapolis protesters as “thugs” Friday; conveniently forgetting President Obama used the same term when describing Baltimore rioters back in 2015.
“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” posted the President on social media.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
President Trump called the Minneapolis protesters “thugs” and threatened to intervene. “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he said. https://t.co/HkqX4o0WhH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 29, 2020
The media is attacking @realdonaldtrump for calling the rioters 'Thugs'.
In 2015, Obama called the Baltimore Rioters Thugs.
This is just another example of the media bias.
Let's make this viral. pic.twitter.com/gkvUm8GWKd
— Derek Utley (@realDerekUtley) May 29, 2020
2015: “President Obama doesn't regret using the term ‘thug’ in describing the violent rioters in Baltimore, spokesman Josh Earnest said. ‘Whether it's arson or, you know, the looting of a liquor store … those were thuggish acts,’ Earnest said.” https://t.co/9qqQ19fwp0
— Matt Wolking (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@MattWolking) May 29, 2020
“My understanding is you’ve got some of the same organizers going back into these communities to try and clean-up the aftermath of a handful of criminals and thugs who tore up the place,” said Obama back in 2015.
Watch President Obama’s comments above.