Our Favorite NYT Reporter: Trump lies frequently but "also often tells the truth"

[RandySF]

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Sunday said President Trump "often tells the truth," and cautioned against reading too far into the president's motives.

Speaking to Brian Stelter on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Haberman said it is often a waste of time for people to "constantly [be] surprised" or look "for some deeper motive behind everything" Trump says or does.

"Trump lies frequently, or tells falsehoods frequently, or stretches the truth frequently, but he also often tells the truth," Haberman said.

As an example, Haberman listed Trump's recent interview with The Sun, a U.K. tabloid, where he slammed Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiating tactics. Though Trump made waves by criticizing the close U.S. ally, Haberman said he did the interview as a favor to Rupert Murdoch, the New York media mogul who owns the publication.

"He gave this interview to The Sun, a British tabloid ... during his U.K. swing last week," Haberman said. "It was a favor to Rupert Murdoch. That's what he told people. That's why he did it. It was not because he had some pre-planned strategy about shaking things up, or disrupting the global order."

"He was surprised at how his remarks were received," Haberman added. "He didn't realize he would be making the news that it did."


http://thehill.com/media/398290-nyts-haberman-trump-often-tells-the-truth?__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. The same Maggie Haberman who pulled back from twitter becz

The viciousness, toxic partisan anger and intellectual dishonesty are at all-time highs.

Can we talk about "intellectual dishonesty" - or did someone wuffle poor maggies feathers on twitter....

[ProudLib72]

2. LOOKIE, he told the truth here!

[manor321]

3. She is loathsome

[budkin]

4. I'm so over her Bullshit

I mean seriously.

[miyazaki]

5. Ya well my neighbor Chongo beats people up everyday,

but sometimes he doesn't. So it's all good bro.

[UTUSN]

6. Yip, she said we overthink him, that he has no strategy just wonders what the big deal is.

[peekaloo]

7. A favor.

Purely coincidental that Steve Bannon was leaving slug marks on London streets about the same time.

Has she been dubbed the new Judith Miller?

A great new line for the MAGA=pies: Well, when he's not lying, he's telling the truth.

[LisaL]

8. Well, if he frequently lies, how would you know what is a lie and what is the truth?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. Can we have specific examples of when he's told the truth?

[Scurrilous]

10. @#$% Maggie Haberman.

All she cares about is access and bylines.

[blogslut]

11. Here's a piece with a very interesting look into what makes Maggie tick:

https://medium.com/JamesFourM/maggie-duranty-80c8e85c5e88

...Nancy Haberman, Maggie’s mother, works for the PR firm, Rubenstein, which was founded by Howard Rubenstein — a PR legend, who was once called “the dean of damage control” by Rudy Giuliani.

At Rubenstein, Nancy Haberman is no coffee girl. Her bio lists her as Executive Vice President, and gives her history as “Rubenstein, Home with kids for six years, Harper and Row Publishers, New York Post.” Later in her bio, it states, “Has a family of journalists. And the kids she was home with now have kids of their own.” Nancy’s area of expertise: “Traditional media, i.e. print, radio, and broadcast. Big emphasis on New York media. General interest stories, medical, breaking news, nonprofits, education… Lends media support to other people’s clients with her relationships established over 30 years.”

Although Nancy claims she’s never “met” Donald Trump, she has admitted to doing PR for him (because, it would be impossible to deny).

As for her PR firm’s history with Trump? Well, that’s a deeper dive...

So very much more at the link.

[dalton99a]

13. +1

[OnDoutside]

14. I think she has daddy issues.

[blogslut]

15. I hope you read the article.

It explains why she has such access to that awful man. It explains why her moral compass is broken.

[Dave Starsky]

12. If that clown EVER told the truth about anything...

Then it was completely by accident, because he couldn't remember what the last lie he told was, and so he came up with something entirely at random.

[Qutzupalotl]

16. There were entire days when Jeffrey Dahmer didn't eat ANYONE

[Cha]

17. Bullshit!

[0rganism]

18. frequently lies, yet often tells the truth

seems like what we have here is a failure to communicate

[maxrandb]

19. It's not just her

It's the entire fucking news media

These marches and protests we've been having have all been in the wrong places.

EVERY PROTEST SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF LOCAL HATE RADIO STATIONS AND EVERY ALPHABET NETWORKS AND FAUX NEWS AFFILIATES

It's almost like watching the coverage from WWII and seeing the networks report; "Japan attacked Pearl Harbor today and killed 3000+ Americans, but most of their steel was bought from a Pennsylvania Steel Mill, so they "are" supporting jobs in 'Murika"

[Achilleaze]

20. She's the Official NYT Apologist and Appeaser

tasked with making excuses for Dirty Donny* (R). Not journalism. Stenography, with sugar on top.


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Solly Mack]

21. So, iow, when Trump's not lying he's simply being an idiot..unfit...a moron?

And that's her example of how he tells the truth?

By running his mouth, attacking our allies, as a favor to someone?

And she thinks she made a good point in his defense?

LMAO