The leftstream media went into full meltdown mode Friday after President Trump tweeted that he was looking forward to the jobs report.
With the speed of the ace reporters of yore leaping into action when an actual story breaks, they all leaped to their keyboards and tapped out stories about how Trump “broke protocol,” may have broken a federal rule, may be guilty of insider trading or “worse,” was “indiscreet with confidential information,” and on. And on.
Here’s a sampling:
From the NYT: Trump Touts Jobs Report Before Official Release, Breaking Protocol
From WaPo: Trump breaks with decades of protocol with tweet before release of jobs report
From USA Today: Trump tweet on jobs report may have breached a 1985 federal directive
From NBC News: Trump breaks protocol with jobs report tweet
From MarketWatch: Trump’s jobs tweet was a lot worse than insider trading
What information did the president reveal that caused this meltdown?
This:
Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 1, 2018
Seriously, that’s it.
Former Obama admin officials also had plenty to say about the president looking forward to seeing the employment numbers:
Since Trump knows the numbers this is market manipulation https://t.co/T3F4Aqqovf
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 1, 2018
You should have gotten the employment numbers from the Council of Economic Advisers yesterday.
And if this tweet is conveying inside information about a particularly good jobs number you should never get them in advance from the Council of Economic Advisers again. https://t.co/Qd3ig89onT
— Jason Furman (@jasonfurman) June 1, 2018
Trump gets the jobs numbers the night before their release. If he’s tweeting about them before their release, it’s not far-fetched to imagine him telling an investor friend in advance.
Yet more proof that he can’t be trusted with any sensitive information.
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) June 1, 2018
The main complaint appears to be that the president “broke protocol” in his tweet. Protocol, however, is not law, and in this case, it’s nothing more than a policy directive.
[A] 1985 Office of Management and Budget policy directive published in the Federal Register during the administration of President Ronald Reagan outlined an updated procedure to ensure that the jobs report and other significant federal economic indicators would not be released prematurely.
“All employees of the Executive Branch who receive prerelease distribution of information and data estimates … are responsible for assuring that there is no release prior to the official release time,” the directive said.
“Except for members of the staff of the agency issuing the principal economic indicator who have been designated by the agency head to provide technical explanations of the data, employees of the Executive Branch shall not comment publicly on the data until at least one hour after the official release time,” the directive added.
The question appears to be whether or not this restriction applies to the president, and if it does, if he did reveal anything that violates it (like the actual numbers).
USA Today continues:
Let’s see… when I think of “inside information” I think of information given to ME and no one else, not information that is sent to millions and millions of people at the same time. But, since when did a fact matter to a liberal?
The sun will come out to-mor-row bet your bottom dollar…. ahhhhh insider trading IMPEACH!
Surprise! Surprise!
Curt
You are too young to remember when America Hating became very profitable to “news”men. 68 years ago Walter Cronkite started his “Ugly America” “news” (propaganda) broadcasts. Hey employers gave him big yearly raises. So the Camel Caravan ,+ ‘It takes a licking + keeps on ticking” “news” shows also started broadcasting America hate as “news” . It was so popular with progressives that a guy wrote a book with Walter’s “news” broadcasts as it title THE UGLY AMERICAN . Came out when I was in Jr. high mid 50’s.
When the LSM stops hating America THAT WILL BE NEWS!
Some say that Walter C was a KGB agent as was another Walt at the NYT 20 years before. the Times admitted about 16 years ago that the Pulitzer they won for the FAKE NEWS coverage of the White Russian Holocaust may have been “tainted” because Walter was a KGB agent. They claim they had not idea 88 years ago!
@an ol exJarhead: Media a willing puppet for the deepstate https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/06/02/msnbc-hires-obama-advisor-who-admitted-to-creating-an-echo-chamber-with-the-media-n2486771
@kitt: What would anyone expect from those who have such a low opinion of the intelligence of their audience? Perhaps rightfully so.
https://downtrend.com/71superb/msnbc-fact-checker-proves-trump-told-the-truth-still-calls-him-a-liar/
Obama: Those jobs of the past are just not going to come back.
…….. What magic wand does Trump have?
President Trump: Abracadabra, bitch.
@Nanny G:
Ask Stormy.
Yeah, Obama was pretty proud of thinking he had permanently destroyed those jobs. As with everything else, he failed.
Typical Trump—doesn’t care. Says he can pardon himself if need be.
Rudy says DT could “shoot the FBI Director and get away with it.
Understandable why Repubs campaigning hard to hold The House. In my district Issa has quit and it will turn Blue.
@Richard Wheeler: I see many liberal stories claiming this but no direct link to twitter or a news clip where he actually said it.
Allegations, allegations, allegations, toss in some unnamed sources can you link?
Are you sad about the Jobs numbers? Any comment on that or the clown show media?
Sorry to hear about your district maybe it will be the blue utopia of Pelosis district is soon. Hint buy stock in pooper scoopers.
There are those of us that love when he pushes the medias trigger button, its a Yuge big beautiful button.
@kitt:
Yeah, well that won’t keep a crybaby liberal from stating it as fact, then scurrying away if you ask for a citation. You might just as well as ask them for the proof their belief in collusion is. Ha.
You Trumpeteers crack me up. Get off Fox for awhile and maybe, just maybe, you’ll get a dose of reality—till then feel free to buy into Hannity/Trump “truths” Watch CNN or read a newspaper–not my job to educate you knuckle draggers.
Truly you are the gullible lemmings. That’s what i’m laughing at. The biggest clown Giuliani who got booed mercilessly at his old stomping ground–Yankee Stadium.
@Deplorable Me: My guess is he said he was told he could, not that he could but the MSM will misquote and then its off to the races everyone repeat this. Friggin clowns.
@kitt: Look who’s talking about the inaccuracies of Fox on a thread discussing how the liberal media thinks revealing that the jobs report is going to be released is “inside information”. They seem to be afraid someone is going to suddenly think they are rational and honest and want to rush out and stop that notion before it catches on. I guess that’s what happens to your mind when you put all your hopes in Hillary.
@Richard Wheeler: Richie what your really laughing at is a “Feminist” that calls another woman, who is trying to get paid maternity leave for other women, a cvnt, ya that Bee her writers are hilarious! Her ratings actually went up you sickos.
@Deplorable Me: Dont watch cable news, nor follow Fox, with he exception of streaming Levins Sunday show.