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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21

    Chris Geidner Retweeted Meet the Press

    Why is MTP tweeting this quote out like this? It’s so misleading that Chuck Todd didn’t even let him proceed. This tweet literally eliminates the context that Todd gave calling out this absurd line. Putting the video is fine, but the text allows the ridiculous claim to spread.https://twitter.com/meetthepress/status/955102316612472832 …

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    1:33
    Meet the PressVerified account @MeetThePress
    ON #MTP: "You know that ad was created by an outside group... it's not done from people working inside the White House," @Marcshort45 says on an ad attacking Democrats which was paid for by Donald J. Trump for President. pic.twitter.com/fTyqj4WAjZ
    9:18 AM - 21 Jan 2018
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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21

        The “outside group” to which Short is laughably referring is THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. That is not an “outside group,” it is the president’s political operation. People hear “outside group,” they think it’s a PAC that is OUTSIDE of the president’s control. This is the opposite of that.

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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21

        Todd DID push back and call Short out. That’s my point. The tweet put ellipses in to REMOVE the context Todd gave.

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      2. RichHomieScon‏ @mbcuda Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Putting Todd's response in the would've been a lot better, but I though todd gave appropriate pushback. The tweet itself is trash though.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @mbcuda

        That’s my point. They put in ellipses where Todd called him out.

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      4. RichHomieScon‏ @mbcuda Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Wow I did not even notice that the ellipses consisted of Todd's pushback. That really sucks. It's been frustrating over the last year to see publications try to sanitize and clean up what these people are actually saying.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Brian Beutler‏Verified account @brianbeutler Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        News companies tweeting out dishonest quotes without context is a terrible media trend, but I thought this tweet was subtly pretty effective.

        1 reply 3 retweets 21 likes
      3. Armando‏ @armandodkos Jan 21
        Replying to @brianbeutler @chrisgeidner

        Subtle on Twitter doesn’t really work to a mass audience

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @armandodkos @brianbeutler

        It led with Short’s incredibly disingenuous claim, unimpeded — contra to what actually happened on the show — and then muddied the waters further by saying “paid for by” and not just that it WAS a Trump ad.

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      2. longislander‏ @longislander764 Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Because @chucktodd is an imbecile!!

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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @longislander764 @chucktodd

        Todd called him out! That’s my point. The tweet excused his calling Short out with those ellipses.

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      2. Nicomachus‏ @ShakesMcQueen Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner @mattyglesias

        I get the impression they think the full tweet makes his claim seem inherently absurd, thus the additional context from Todd isn’t needed. But maybe I’m being too nice.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @ShakesMcQueen @mattyglesias

        Yeah, I think the “paid for by” almost muddies the waters a bit, like, suggesting they funded it but it wasn’t them. But, that’s probably (maybe?) reading too much into it.

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      2. David Glasner‏ @david_glasner Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        At the end of the add, doesn't someone say that HE approved the add?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @david_glasner

        Yes. It is a Trump ad. That is my point.

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      4. David Glasner‏ @david_glasner Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        Right, but it underlines the dishonesty of the response to Chuck Todd. Todd should have called him on how explicitly took responsibility for the ad.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Tavarris Spinks  🚲 🚐 🍁 🍂‏ @teevirus Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        I think the quote in context of the tweet is clear. They say right there it's paid for by Trump campaign.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Jan 21
        Replying to @teevirus

        No, they place his quote uninterrupted up top, AND add in the confusing “paid for by” language which could leave a reader with the idea that Trump lacked control over the message and just paid for it.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Tavarris Spinks  🚲 🚐 🍁 🍂‏ @teevirus Jan 21
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        I guess that's a fair read. I have more than a passing familiarity with campaign Finance and I know at a superficial level Campaign staff is generally not housed in the White House. I can see how casual reader could see difference with distinction.

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