Gasparino: Trump Was My 'Anonymous' Source

[Snellius]

President Donald Trump has had much to say about fake news in the media and the use of anonymous sources, but Fox Business correspondent Charles Gasparino is among the reporters who claim the president himself has been among the unnamed sources over the years, Reason reported Friday.
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"They make the sources up. They don't exist in many cases... I saw one of them said 15 anonymous sources. I don't have 15 people — forget it. 15 anonymous sources have said all sorts of stuff. These are really bad people," he continued.
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Apparently, it isn't new news among reporters that Trump posed as an anonymous source before becoming president. Axios' Jonathan Swan has called Trump "one of the Manhattan media's most notorious anonymous sources" back when he was running his real estate empire. He would also pose as his own publicist when talking to reporters using names including "John Barron" or "John Miller," the article explained.

And, Trump continues leaking information to reporters in his role as president, according to Ronald Kessler, author of "The Trump White House."
"Trump phones Maggie Haberman of The New York Times directly, as well as Philip Rucker of The Washington Post, and Jonathan Swan of Axios, feeding them stories attributed to 'a senior White House official,' creating the impression the White House leaks even more than it already does," Kessler wrote.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/charles-gasparino-president-donald-trump-anonymous-sources-white-house/2018/07/06/id/870406/

[marylandblue]

1. It's part of the game he plays

Feed the media lies, then say they are lying. They fall for it every time. They should just refuse to print anything Trump says unless it's on the record.

[bettyellen]

2. It's pretty unethical to allow him to do this while he doesn't answer questions from the press.

Not surprised about Maggie though.

[RandomAccess]

6. You're not surprised, I'm disgusted

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[duforsure]

4. He's playing the media

They repeat his propaganda for him daily, and he gets exactly what he wants, his name mentioned all the time on their programs. They should stop saying his name, and stop using his propaganda stories. Instead they need to promote anything against him , or repeat damaging stories over and over again, while he puts stuff out to retake the news cycle with, stop it. that's what he wants them to do for him.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. What would happen if Rucker, Swan and Haberman

blew Trump's cover and wrote, “President Trump called me to say...”?

Not that I'm holding my breath about Haberman.