Far-left Younger Turks host Cenk Uygur is defending former President Donald Trump after his feedback about struggle hawk Liz Cheney prompted a liberal media meltdown.
Trump sparked faux outrage from liberals after he known as the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, is a “radical struggle hawk” who wouldn’t go combat the wars she advocates for.
“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels capturing at her, OK. Let’s see how she feels about it, you recognize, when the weapons are educated on her face,” Trump stated throughout a hearth chat with Tucker Carlson. “You understand, they’re all struggle hawks once they’re sitting in Washington in a pleasant constructing saying, ‘oh, gee, we’ll, let’s ship — let’s ship 10,000 troops proper into the mouth of the enemy.’”
The feedback had been taken wildly out of context, with pundits and politicians claiming that he threatened Cheney with a firing squad.
Clearly, Trump was making a degree that the disgraced former politician wouldn’t combat the wars she advocates for.
The Younger Turks host took to social media to name out the lies.
“Donald Trump didn’t name for the execution of Liz Cheney. That could be a bald-faced lie,” Uygur wrote. “He was making a degree about how she is a chickenhawk. But in addition, Trump shouldn’t discuss weapons being ‘educated on her face,’ particularly in a time the place we’re anxious about political violence.”
Donald Trump didn’t name for the execution of Liz Cheney. That could be a bald-faced lie. He was making a degree about how she is a chickenhawk. But in addition, Trump shouldn’t discuss weapons being “educated on her face,” particularly in a time the place we’re anxious about political violence.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) November 1, 2024
Uygur continued, “It is a traditional case of Trump saying one thing outrageous and the press bailing him out by being purposely deceptive. You didn’t must lie about it for the remark to be completely irresponsible. And whenever you do, you lose all credibility and nobody believes something you say.”
It is a traditional case of Trump saying one thing outrageous and the press bailing him out by being purposely deceptive. You didn’t must lie about it for the remark to be completely irresponsible. And whenever you do, you lose all credibility and nobody believes something you say.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) November 1, 2024
Vox’s Zack Beauchamp additionally defended Trump, writing, “People, Trump didn’t threaten to execute Liz Cheney. He really was calling her a chickenhawk, one thing liberals stated about her for ages. Take a look at the context — Trump is speaking about giving her a weapon. Usually, folks put in entrance of firing squads aren’t armed.”
People, Trump didn’t threaten to execute Liz Cheney. He really was calling her a chickenhawk, one thing liberals stated about her for ages.
Take a look at the context — Trump is speaking about giving her a weapon. Usually, folks put in entrance of firing squads aren’t armed. pic.twitter.com/AmKWkAVfur
— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) November 1, 2024
Talking to Michigan voters on November 1, Trump doubled down on his criticism of Cheney’s overseas coverage views.
TRUMP: “It’s straightforward for Liz Cheney to say she needs to start out wars from the consolation of her good house or her father’s lavish house that he obtained from killing an enormous portion of the Center East… They need to draft your youngsters however won’t ever combat themselves.”pic.twitter.com/wcFamvGE2H
— Greg Value (@greg_price11) November 1, 2024
“All she wished to do was go to struggle with all people,” Trump stated. “As a result of she, like Kamala, is a silly individual. It’s straightforward for her to say she needs to start out wars from the consolation of her good house or her father’s lavish house that he obtained from killing an enormous portion of the Center East.”
“Liz Cheney wouldn’t combat,” Trump continued “I’ll go along with her. I’ll go to the Center East. I’ll go wherever she needs, and we’ll combat. She doesn’t have the heart to combat. She’s all discuss and no motion.”
Cheney, as soon as the third-ranking Home Republican, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
