The headline of Lisa Mascaro, Zeke J. Miller and Deb Reichmann’s article for what is left of the formerly credible Associated Press:
Ex-Trump aide confirms Ukraine aid was linked to Biden probe
The implication? That this is it. They’ve got the goods on Trump. His own guy is saying so.
Except…
If you read far enough into the actual article, you find this:
“I want to be clear, I was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed,” Morrison said about a pivotal phone call between Trump and the Ukraine president, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press.
And, although Morrison expresses concerns about a possible quid pro quo further on in the article, at no point does he state that he thought there actually was one.
So: does the article coincide with what the headline suggests?
No, obviously it doesn’t.
But everyone who reads nothing more than the headline at the beginning of the article knows something very different than what it actually contains, wouldn’t you say?
Mission accomplished.
Simply stated, they are trying to make fools of us.
More blogs like this to come.
