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Anchor Jessica Dean offered a list of issues including immigration, hurricane relief, and the economy that the network said the former president was lying about.

CNN broke away from its coverage of Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally to report that the former president was telling “scores of lies.”

Anchor Jessica Dean said the GOP presidential nominee "had come on stage and said a number of things that are just not true, starting with a number of things on immigration."

With the event continuing in the background, Dean went on to list some of the issues that CNN said Trump had lied about, including hurricane relief, the U.S. economy, and a claim that his Democratic Party opponent Kamala Harris was planning to bring back conscription.

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago

«This rally seems aimed at the crucial bloc of swing voters who like Donald Trump but worry that maybe he’s not quite stupid and obnoxious enough. They need him and his team to squeeze out of the tube that one last plop of stupidity and obnoxiousness.”

— David Frum, on X, on Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump is a disgusting spreader of lies. I hope him and his cult followers become a sad foot note in our future.

[–] III@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I hope not. I hope what they are, what they represent and how they act is long held as a cautionary tale for generations to deter racism, stupidity and vileness. You know, like we used to think about the KKK before these cultists accepted that as okay again.

[–] KaRunChiy@fedia.io 23 points 2 weeks ago

Makes me feel disgusted that the two are even remotely close in the polls

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

why are they even showing it to begin with

[–] III@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No for the MAGA people. It is to better drive voter turnout by showcasing how horrible these people are.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

they can still fact check all his lies without defaulting to airing his speeches live.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Apart from the usual profit - driven motives, it is actually news

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] III@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

How I can tell you aren't MAGA - they have been translating fat and weak as strong for a decade now.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

“Ad homium”

Did you mean ad hominem?

Either way, his whiny racist message was even worse than his fat and tired appearance.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Shocking. I thought they were in the bag for this fool.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago

Editor hasn't been fired yet... Then we'll see.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 2 weeks ago

This should be standard practice for all media, including movies

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why cant they use the big L word? Surely you can call him a liar

[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

"...we are hearing scores of lies from the former president."

She did.

They don't want to deal with a defamation suit. Even if Trump doesn't have a case, they still gotta get lawyers involved.