Trump Dances On Demotion Of DC New York Times Editor

President Donald Trump smiles during a national “Teacher of the Year” event in the Oval Office of the White House on April 26, 2017. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump gleefully tweeted on Thursday about the demotion of New York Times deputy Washington editor Jonathan Weisman.

“Wow! The Deputy Editor of the Failing New York Times was just demoted,” Trump tweeted. “Should have been Fired! Totally biased and inaccurate reporting.”

Media Matters reporter Matt Gertz noted that Trump’s tweet came right after a Fox News segment about Weisman’s demotion.

The Times demoted Weisman on Tuesday after the editor repeatedly posted bad tweets about black politicians.

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  1. It’s beyond time to impeach this guy.

  2. If staff firings and demotions serve as an indicator of a venture’s success (or lack thereof) Trump should be careful throwing rocks.

  3. “Trump’s tweet came right after a Fox News segment about Weisman’s demotion.”

  4. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    I wish people would reserve these comments for discussions of actual impeachable conduct by the President, of which we have ample examples.

  5. Yes, but if he were, he wouldn’t be Trump!

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