Share this page!

Enter Twitter Thread URL to Unroll

Needs to be the full URL like: https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on Twitter App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
@MattGertz
Sep 10, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The president of the United States watches cable news for hours each day and is privately advised by Fox News hosts. Here's what they're telling him to do: mediamatters.org/blog/2018/09/1…
1) Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity spent a lot of time last week calling on Trump to release DOJ docs that supposedly prove the Mueller probe is a witch hunt.

Basically #ReleaseTheMemo all over again.

He's reportedly taking this advice as soon as this week.
2) More attacks on social media platforms. It's the "conservative media bias" argument for a new generation. Diamond and Silk are the big players here; they've been getting lots of Fox screen time to falsely claim that conservatives are being censored, and Trump is watching.
3) Shut down the government to force Democrats to accept Trump's immigration plan. Seems extremely likely to happen if Dems take back the House.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Matthew Gertz

Matthew Gertz Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @MattGertz

Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Oct 8, 2018
1. The New York Times investigation into Donald Trump's finances wasn't just a skillful demolition of Trump's origin story. It was an explicit rebuke to generations of journalists who bolstered Trump’s tale. mediamatters.org/blog/2018/10/0…
2. "Essential to that mythmaking has been keeping the truth of his money... hideden or obscured. Across the decades, aided and abetted by less-than-aggressive journalism, Mr. Trump has made sure his financial history would be sensationalized far more than seen.”
3. The myth of Trump as self-made billionaire has been buttressed by such credulous reporting for decades, and enshrined by Hollywood. Replacing that fable with reality is a huge problem.
Read 6 tweets
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Sep 11, 2018
On the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, President Trump woke up, turned on the television, started up his DVR of last night's Lou Dobbs Tonight, and began tweeting.

Left, Fox Business, 7:42 pm
Right, Trump, 7:08 am
The other two tweets are about the same segment.

Left, Fox Business, 7:43 pm
Right, Trump, 7:19 am
Left, Fox Business, 7:43 pm
Right, Trump, 7:41 am
Read 10 tweets
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Sep 10, 2018
New Yorker Bagel Twitter is the worst Twitter.
I miss New Yorker Eating Pizza With A Knife And Fork Is Evil Twitter.
Eat what you want to eat the way you want to eat it, idgaf.

Just don't wear shorts on the streets while you do it, thankyouverymuch.
Read 4 tweets
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Sep 10, 2018
The Daily Caller has published an article theorizing that the Anonymous op-ed in the NYT is "a hoax, concocted within" the paper.

Author is a "forensic psychologist." The evidence is a set of bullet points detailing "the Left’s constant hoaxes, lies and fake news."

That's it.
C'mon.
Here is the same writer in a different Daily Caller piece criticizing the idea of "cultural appropriation" on the grounds that if it were applied equally, "Persons of Mesoamerican and African descent should also not wear pants or dresses, but loincloths."
Read 6 tweets
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Sep 6, 2018
1. An interesting but perhaps not unexpected pattern emerges in Bob Woodward's new book: The president keeps watching cable news and freaking out at his staff about what he sees. It happens at least half a dozen times by my count. mediamatters.org/blog/2018/09/0…
2. He is unnerved by Fox B-roll of a days-old North Korean missile launch, loses it when a CNN contributor mentions impeachment, explodes over coverage of his Charlottesville speech. He picks fights with senior staff and almost pulls a cabinet nominee.
3. His top aides are horrified at how much cable news he watches each day (six to eight hours) and try to get him to cut down on it because when he watches, angry tweets follow.
Read 6 tweets
Matthew Gertz Profile picture
Sep 6, 2018
"I Am Part Of The Resistance
Inside the Corleone Family

I work for the don but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his criminal agenda and his worst inclinations."

Byline: Salvatore Tessio
I'm sorry I don't know how to do memes or really anything visual.
Feel free to photoshop this like the stringer bell one.
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Send Email!

:(