Politico reporter issues a clarification after getting the facts on Nixon totally wrong
In a response to Lara Trump, Politico’s Jake Sherman wants everyone to know that after Richard Nixon’s landslide win in 1972 where he won 49 states and 60+% of the popular vote, he was impeached:
This is, of course, not true as Nixon was never impeached:
How the hell do reporters not know Nixon wasn't impeached? twitter.com/JakeSherman/st…
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Hours later, Sherman issued this clarification:
To clarify: the house did not vote to impeach Nixon. They started the process and he resigned.
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Just take the L:
That's not a clarification. You were just plain wrong. twitter.com/JakeSherman/st…
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Hillary Clinton was elected president in 2016.
To clarify: Hillary Clinton was not elected president in 2016. She ran for president and lost the election.
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Why is it so hard for “journalists” to get basic facts straight? Stupidity? Confirmation bias? All of the above?
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That’s called a correction, not a clarification.
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You tried to dunk on her and the ball bounced up and got stuck in the rafters. Just move on.
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Politico reporter issues a clarification after getting the facts on Nixon totally wrong
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