Virginia Kruta, Associated Editor
The prevailing media narrative was that the Mueller report was going to damage President Donald Trump — but as the details began to roll out, many criticized the media as being hardest hit.
Attorney General William Barr delivered a summary of Mueller’s conclusions to Congress on Sunday, and the takeaway was that the special counsel had found no evidence of collusion or obstruction of justice.
Many were quick to pile on, blaming media personalities for perpetuating a narrative that now appears to be based wholly on faulty premises.
https://twitter.com/Surabees/status/1109811371821187078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109811371821187078&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F03%2F24%2Fmedia-pummeled-mueller-report-russian-collusion-narrative%2F
Mueller: no evidence of collusion w/Russia. Now will the media who invested so much in this narrative accept it, remembering that they are not supposed to root for outcomes? Or will they hold on, looking for ways to save face on their earlier (wrong) predictions/coverage?
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) March 24, 2019
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After two years, multiple investigations, millions of taxpayer dollars, nonstop media coverage and lies about @realDonaldTrump…
What do we have?
NO COLLUSION. pic.twitter.com/1qDgeoFc6D
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/jeffgiesea/status/1109929494142484484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109929494142484484&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F03%2F24%2Fmedia-pummeled-mueller-report-russian-collusion-narrative%2F
The last 2 years represent one of the biggest media fails of our lifetimes
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) March 24, 2019
That there was nothing to Russia collusion gets to a key point about Trump’s motivation that the media and the Left were never willing to credit—he *really thought* he was being treated unfairly, and for good reason
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/dougmckelway/status/1109909197641187329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109909197641187329&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F03%2F24%2Fmedia-pummeled-mueller-report-russian-collusion-narrative%2F
We were wrong about there being no further indictments. The Mueller report itself is an indictment of every mainstream media journalist, pundit, politician, etc. for pushing a collusion hoax for years with no evidence.
— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) March 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1109905008483581954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109905008483581954&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F03%2F24%2Fmedia-pummeled-mueller-report-russian-collusion-narrative%2F
The Russia investigation was based on false pretenses, false intel, and false media reports. House Intel found a yr ago there was no evidence of collusion, and Democrats who falsely claim to have such evidence have needlessly provoked a terrible, more than two-year-long crisis.
— Devin Nunes (@DevinNunes) March 24, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. jumped into the fray as well, taking direct aim at specific outlets and challenging “honest journalists” to hold them accountable. (RELATED: Trump Jr. Lays Into ‘Sick And Twisted Conspiracy Theories’ Of ‘Collusion Truthers’)
The farce that the Democrats & their media lackeys perpetrated on the American people for over 2 years should never be forgotten!
“The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia…”
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 24, 2019
Before the media runs cover for the Dem’s 2 years of lies: note
19 leftist Hillary supporting lawyers, 40 FBI agents, +/- $50,000,000 spent, 2800 subpoenas, 500 witnesses, 500 search warrants, 230 communications records, 50 phone taps 13 foreign govt intel requests
NO COLLUSION
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 24, 2019
A few people then pointed out that the Washington Post and the New York Times won Pulitzers “for their supposed stellar reporting on Trump’s treasonous activity with Russia.”
Was joking about this just today. yes, the WP and NYT won *PULITZERS* for their supposed stellar reporting on Trump's treasonous activity with Russia. It's too perfect. PULITZERS. I thought media's reputation couldn't go lower than where it was November 2016. Boy was I wrong. https://t.co/LiWCv03Ouq
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) March 24, 2019
Trump Jr. responded with a plan to make a quick correction. “They should convert those Pulitzer’s to #fakenews awards,” he said.
They should convert those Pulitzer’s to #fakenews awards. How do you win a reporting award for reporting fake news? There should be a recall. Those Pulitzer’s were earned like Liz Warren’s tenure. https://t.co/5Bak6VTQ5G
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 24, 2019
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