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Washington Post Falsifies a Trump Quote to Manufacture an Anti-Israel Narrative
(CAMERA) David Gerstman - On July 2, the Washington Post falsified a quote by President Trump to advance a narrative of strain between the administration and Israel. The authors claim: "In March, President Donald Trump suggested publicly that Israel's assassination campaign was complicating efforts to negotiate with the regime. 'You know it's a little tough,' he told reporters at the time. 'They've wiped out everybody. I don't want them to be killed.'" The authors spliced together two sentences uttered by President Trump in response to two separate questions as if they were part of one cohesive statement. Here's what Trump actually said: "Don't forget, we've wiped out the leadership phase one, phase two, and largely phase three. But we're dealing with a man [in Iran] who I believe is the most respected and the leader. You know, it's a little tough. They've wiped out - we've wiped out everybody." The Washington Post omitted the words "we've wiped out." The sentence "I don't want them to be killed" is portrayed as if it was said immediately after, but in fact that remark came later in response to a different question. The authors effectively doctored the quote, shredding journalistic standards and ethics.