In their never ending quest to besmirch the Trump presidency, the liberal media seized on tweets from the official White House Twitter account targeting Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, who are leading the left’s push to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But journalists quick to complain about whether it’s ethical to use the White House social media platform for such purposes have a short memory — or are still working to protect former President Barack Obama in their shortsightedness.
With the left wanting to do away with the agency tasked with enforcing immigration laws in America, the White House tweets suggested the Democrats don’t know what ICE really does, which involves stemming the flow of drugs and weapons across the southern border and even taking on the violent MS-13 gang.
.@SenWarren, why are you supporting criminals moving weapons, drugs, and victims across our nation’s borders? You must not know what ICE really does. Here is a link to help you out: https://t.co/5CiTKkIs4c
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) July 2, 2018
.@SenKamalaHarris, why are you supporting the animals of MS-13? You must not know what ICE really does. Here is a link to help you out: https://t.co/kcrNj4aVMU
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) July 2, 2018
Adding to the angst of pearl-clothing liberal journalists like NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, is that Warren and Harris are potential contenders for Trump in the 2020 election.
White House official twitter account slams potential 2020 opponents over ICE FALSELY accusing @SenKamalaHarris of "supporting the animals of MS-13" and @SenWarren of "supporting criminals moving weapons, drugs and victims" across our borders. Raises questions of law and ethics
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 2, 2018
Mitchell even cited the regulation she’s convinced the Trump White House violated:
Re: White House tweets attacking Senators: Section 1352(a) of Title 31: No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall..be used directly or indirectly to pay for any .. written matter… intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) July 2, 2018
All of which makes you wonder where was this crack journalist in July 2015 when the Obama White House went after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, for wanting to repeal Obamacare.
Sorry @SenateMajLdr, but we wouldn't call millions of Americans gaining health coverage a "broken promise" #ACAWorks https://t.co/9rXwwiFPjR
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 26, 2015
Not that this oversight escaped the attention of eagle-eyed social media user Chet Cannon.
https://twitter.com/Chet_Cannon/status/1013943851864559617
But then, the left is nothing if not consistent in their rank hypocrisy.
Here’s a sampling of more manufactured outrage from the Trump Derangement Syndrome media crowd:
Stunning. Official White House twitter account attacking and smearing a US Senator. https://t.co/RdBlTI4c90
— Dafna Linzer (@DafnaLinzer) July 2, 2018
The official White House account goes after a sitting senator. https://t.co/VvoeYItKk7
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 2, 2018
This is disgusting. https://t.co/kzYu1fsgLD
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/AnandWrites/status/1013887866051682305
Has Stephen Miller joined Twitter? https://t.co/nBavpueBnd
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) July 2, 2018
Mike Cernovich, an attorney and independent journalist, ripped Andrea Mitchell for peddling “fake news,” noting that the passage she cited is a lobbying regulation and has nothing to do with social media.
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1013941852871856129
Cernovich also called out other journalists who conveniently look the other way over Mitchell’s transgression.
“This is fake news spread by top NBC reporters, and the rest of the media looks the other way,” he tweeted.
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1013945372719308800
Another attorney, Gabriel Malor, a contributor to The Federalist and Washington Examiner, also weighed in, going so far as to call Mitchell a “lying reporter.”
Would it surprise anyone to know this isn't what 31 U.S.C. § 1352(a) is about? 3,000+ retweets for the lying reporter.
Sec. 1352(a) doesn't say "influence in any manner." It says influence in connection with a list of contracting and financial actions.
https://t.co/Kn2iE2ktOr https://t.co/kSXZwWRpCg— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 2, 2018
Malor then noted the obvious: “Her readers are even more ignorant for following her than if they’d never heard of this law.”
Here is the text of 31 U.S.C. § 1352(a), which has nothing to do with what @mitchellreports is claiming.
Her readers are even more ignorant for following her than if they’d never heard of this law. pic.twitter.com/cU8Gsf4guj
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 2, 2018
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