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Media twists Trump’s words about Liz Cheney — and his point

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“TRUMP CALLS FOR CHENEY’S EXECUTION,” blared the Drudge Report, amplifying a completely phony outrage on Friday.

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  1. Kamala Harris pushes Liz Cheney ‘execution’ hoax as ‘disqualifying’ Trump message in final days of 2024 race

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    Media twists Trump’s words about Liz Cheney — and his point

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  1. New York Post

    Kamala Harris pushes Liz Cheney ‘execution’ hoax as ‘disqualifying’ Trump message in final days of 2024 race (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Kamala Harris campaign, the Drudge Report and credulous media outlets seized on Donald Trump's statement Thursday night that ex-GOP Rep. Liz Cheney was "a radical war hawk" to falsely accuse the Republican nominee of calling for the former lawmaker's "execution" by firing squad.

  2. Breitbart News

    Fact Check: Harris Campaign Twists Trump Comment on Liz Cheney to Claim He Called for Her Execution (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign took former President Donald Trump’s words out of context, to suggest that he was calling for Liz Cheney to be put before a firing squad.

  3. New York Post

    Media twists Trump’s words about Liz Cheney — and his point (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “TRUMP CALLS FOR CHENEY’S EXECUTION,” blared the Drudge Report, amplifying a completely phony outrage on Friday.

  4. NewsBusters

    CBS Falsely Says Trump Mused 'About Executing Liz Cheney' (opens NewsBusters)

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    During Friday’s edition of CBS Mornings, White House correspondent Nancy Cordes falsely accused Donald Trump of musing “about executing Liz Cheney” the previous night. Not only did Cordes pervert Trump’s words, she used the misrepresentation to claim that they affirm Kamala Harris’s argument that “h…

  5. Fox News

    Even liberals, Trump critics blast media's coverage of his Liz Cheney comments: 'A bald-faced lie' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Critics are piling on the distorted coverage of former President Trump's comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, suggesting he called for her "execution."

  6. Hot Air

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