Fake news bust: Trump did not threaten sending troops to Mexico
Drudge may have fallen for a headline. Prominently on his front page, in huge red letters, there is a headline about Trump threatening Pena Nieto with sending troops into Mexico because "he won't handle the cartel situation" and because "Mexican troops are too afraid to face the cartels"
PROBLEM: When you actually read the AP report Drudge linked, it says that one small news outlet in Mexico, and one source in America made the claim. AP said they had access to the entire phone call and nothing of the sort was said by Trump. So most likely Drudge fell for fake news. That can happen to anyone now.
UPDATE: THE MEXICAN MEDIA IS REPORTING THE STORY. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT TRUE. They are also reporting that the Mexican government is saying it is a lie hatched by two news sources, one in Mexico and one in the U.S. The AP report that also casts doubt on the story is Here
Ok, the Mexican report got more detailed. Here is what they think spawned it all (but there is no real proof this is actually it:) The cartels feel threatened by Trump. So they are inventing fake news stories, and releasing them with plants they have in the media at the highest levels possible. The goal is to stifle Trump by making the Mexican people believe he is after all of them, rather than only the cartels. By doing so, they hope to stop Trump from taking them down by making the Mexican people resist every effort Trump makes to nail the cartels.
My take is that it might not be the cartels themselves, but liberals and other assorted liars who want to damage Trump in any way possible.
I was shocked by the headline on Drudge, saying Trump really did say it, and am glad it ended up being fake because if it was not, Trump would be off his rocker. Troops in Mexico would be the last political situation we need right now.
MXEICAN ANONYMOUS
Drudge may have fallen for a headline. Prominently on his front page, in huge red letters, there is a headline about Trump threatening Pena Nieto with sending troops into Mexico because "he won't handle the cartel situation" and because "Mexican troops are too afraid to face the cartels"
PROBLEM: When you actually read the AP report Drudge linked, it says that one small news outlet in Mexico, and one source in America made the claim. AP said they had access to the entire phone call and nothing of the sort was said by Trump. So most likely Drudge fell for fake news. That can happen to anyone now.
UPDATE: THE MEXICAN MEDIA IS REPORTING THE STORY. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT TRUE. They are also reporting that the Mexican government is saying it is a lie hatched by two news sources, one in Mexico and one in the U.S. The AP report that also casts doubt on the story is Here
Ok, the Mexican report got more detailed. Here is what they think spawned it all (but there is no real proof this is actually it:) The cartels feel threatened by Trump. So they are inventing fake news stories, and releasing them with plants they have in the media at the highest levels possible. The goal is to stifle Trump by making the Mexican people believe he is after all of them, rather than only the cartels. By doing so, they hope to stop Trump from taking them down by making the Mexican people resist every effort Trump makes to nail the cartels.
My take is that it might not be the cartels themselves, but liberals and other assorted liars who want to damage Trump in any way possible.
I was shocked by the headline on Drudge, saying Trump really did say it, and am glad it ended up being fake because if it was not, Trump would be off his rocker. Troops in Mexico would be the last political situation we need right now.
MXEICAN ANONYMOUS