I am annoyed at the "spin" of coverage of Trump. Heroic actions are typically purposely putting yourself into a very dangerous situation in order to either rescue someone or to single handedly turn the tide of a battle. McCain served his country and was tortured, he deserves a medal honoring him for that, but that doesn't make him a hero. McCain is a war *veteran* but I'd hardly call him a hero. Read the Washington Post article and watch the Donald Trump C-SPAN video excerpt: But the news media has a responsibility to do its best to report accurately and fairly-even when reporters find a candidate and/or his positions to be personally distasteful. Obviously, all are free to draw conclusions about any candidate or politician. But Trump stated four times that McCain is a war hero-and that was not accurately characterized in the article.įor interpreting and characterizing Trump's true quote in a way that is at best questionable, and for selectively using some quotes and leaving others out, the Post receives Two Little Devils. It's true that Trump stated one time that McCain is not a war hero. The Post might have been able to get away stating that Trump "implied" McCain was not a war hero because McCain was captured, but even that would have been a subjective interpretation since Trump had actually stated the opposite. Trump actually said the opposite of what the Post lead sentence and video caption claim. "įurther, in the Post's second sentence, Trump is quoted as stating of McCain, “He’s not a war hero.He’s a war hero because he was captured,” but the article selectively left out the phrase Trump had uttered in between: "He is a war hero." John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam war veteran, was not a war hero because he was captured by the North Vietnamese. Is the Post's characterization an accident? It would appear not, because it is repeated in the Post's caption of the video clip, which also states: "Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sen. Did Trump say McCain is not a war hero because he was captured? No, not in the exchanges represented in the Post.Ĥ. But right now, he's said some very bad things about a lot of people."ģ. "He's a war hero, because he was captured." "He's a war hero because he was captured." When a panelist characterized McCain as a "war hero," the Post is accurate in reporting that Trump initially said McCain is "not a war hero." But then, Trump immediately modified his statement saying- four times- that McCain is a war hero: The Post did not provide context at the outset disclosing that McCain and Trump have been feuding, with McCain characterizing some Trump supporters as "crazies" and Trump stating that McCain graduated last in his class in Annapolis. The charged rhetoric continued at the conservative Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa this weekend.Ģ. In fact, Trump's actual quote is the opposite of what is presented in the Post's first sentence.ġ. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam War veteran, on Saturday by saying McCain was not a war hero because he was captured by the North Vietnamese. The article's lead sentence states, "Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed Sen. Has that subjected Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, to unfair and/or inaccurate reporting?Īn article in the Washington Post today is headlined, "Trump slams McCain for being 'captured' in Vietnam." Donald Trump appears to have gotten under the skin of not only Democrats, but also fellow Republicans and the news media.
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