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CNN contributor takes back Cheney ‘firing squad’ quip: ‘I was wrong’

  

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Via:  vic-eldred  •  2 months ago  •  4 comments

By:   Story by Ashleigh Fields

CNN contributor takes back Cheney ‘firing squad’ quip: ‘I was wrong’

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P olitical analyst Jonah Goldberg retracted comments made during a Friday CNN appearance in response to former President Trump’s  criticism of former  Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) foreign policy. 

“This morning on CNN I referred to Trump’s ‘rifles’ quote as him advocating a ‘firing squad’ for Liz Cheney. I was reacting in haste to what were objectively appalling and irresponsible comments that had been framed in the set-up piece in the context of previous statements Trump made about shooting protestors and having generals ‘executed,’” Goldberg wrote in a statement posted to  the social platform X

He added that his comments were “wrong” and did not encompass the true meaning of the former president’s remarks.

“Trump was making – albeit in his customary fashion – a different argument about Cheney’s alleged foreign policy views and the use of force,” Goldberg stated. “I let my disgust at Trump’s comments get the better of me as this was the first time I’d heard them.”

“I regret the initial comment because it was inaccurate and contributed to the kind of overheated environment Trump thrives on,” he continued. “Trump’s words were bad enough.”

The Republican nominee labeled Cheney a “radical war hawk” on Thursday.

“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK. Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face,” Trump said. “You know, they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, ‘oh, gee, we’ll, let’s send — let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.’”

He faced immediate backlash for the violent language.

Later, the Trump campaign clarified the public comments, which were made at a fireside chat with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Arizona.

“President Trump is 100% correct that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves. This is the continuation of the latest fake media outrage days before the election in a blatant attempt to interfere on behalf of Kamala Harris,” said Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign national press secretary.

Cheney  also responded  through  a post on X  comparing Trump’s rhetoric to a “dictator.”

“This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death,” Cheney said. “We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.

Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and once the third-ranking House Republican, is one of the highest-profile GOP figures to endorse and campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket.


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Vic Eldred
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1  seeder  Vic Eldred    2 months ago

They are more than wrong.

They are dishonest.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    2 months ago

Jonah Goldberg is a conservative. 

nonetheless

Trump is simply unacceptable. The mere fact that he violated the American tradition of the peaceful transfer of power is inherently disqualifying. All of the other reasons — and there are many — amount to shoving another ten pounds of manure into a five-pound bag.

Moreover, speaking of manure-shoveling, the willingness of most Republicans to spin Trump’s attempt to steal the 2020 election, is a reason to want him to lose. Sen. JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson have  both   embraced  the embarrassing lie that we had a peaceful transfer of power because Trump ultimately left office on time. That’s like saying a prison riot didn’t happen because eventually everyone went back to their cells and served their sentences.

Jonah Goldberg: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Here’s how I’m going to vote in this election and why
 
 
 
Igknorantzruls
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1.1.1  Igknorantzruls  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1    2 months ago

Does that statement really let Trump off the hooker...?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2  Sparty On    2 months ago

I love how the left worships Cheney now.

Shameless to say the least

 
 

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