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It's bad enough that 77 million victims of misinformation elected this convict, but now he's spewing inaccurate information to the public and will do so from his office of the presidency.
Benen, editor for the official blog of The Rachel Maddow Show, said Trump's social media post about "migrant crime" shortly after a U.S.-born citizen drove his pickup truck into a New Orleans' crowd was written "from a position of ignorance".
Early Wednesday morning after the horrific incident that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others, Trump wrote, "When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true. The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before."
"The first sentence was wrong on multiple levels," Benen wrote, adding, "Trump seemed to be referring to a debate that occurred only in his imagination: There was no grand discussion about whether foreign-born criminals were more dangerous than native-born criminals. He appears to have simply made this up.
"What’s more, given the context, the president-elect apparently wanted the public to believe that the suspect in the New Orleans attack was an immigrant. He wasn’t."
Benen argued that by peddling this "misinformation," Trump flunked three presidential tests:
"First, he flunked a test of accuracy, pushing misinformation within hours of a deadly attack. Second, he flunked a test of decency, trying to exploit the attack to advance an ugly and misguided agenda. And third, Trump flunked a test of credibility, reminding everyone anew that when tragedy strikes, Americans just can’t count on the incoming president for reliable and trustworthy information," Benen wrote.
'Peddle misinformation': Analyst says Trump flunked 3 presidential tests in single day
President-elect Donald Trump "flunked three important tests" on New Year's Day that should have been no-brainers for any leader of the free world, argued MSNBC analyst Steve Benen.Benen, editor for the official blog of The Rachel Maddow Show, said Trump's social media post about "migrant crime" shortly after a U.S.-born citizen drove his pickup truck into a New Orleans' crowd was written "from a position of ignorance".
Early Wednesday morning after the horrific incident that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others, Trump wrote, "When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true. The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before."
"The first sentence was wrong on multiple levels," Benen wrote, adding, "Trump seemed to be referring to a debate that occurred only in his imagination: There was no grand discussion about whether foreign-born criminals were more dangerous than native-born criminals. He appears to have simply made this up.
"What’s more, given the context, the president-elect apparently wanted the public to believe that the suspect in the New Orleans attack was an immigrant. He wasn’t."
Benen argued that by peddling this "misinformation," Trump flunked three presidential tests:
"First, he flunked a test of accuracy, pushing misinformation within hours of a deadly attack. Second, he flunked a test of decency, trying to exploit the attack to advance an ugly and misguided agenda. And third, Trump flunked a test of credibility, reminding everyone anew that when tragedy strikes, Americans just can’t count on the incoming president for reliable and trustworthy information," Benen wrote.
