USA 2020 Elections: Thread

grarpamp grarpamp at gmail.com
Thu Jan 27 19:06:07 PST 2022


Biden and Fake News apparently caught stoking war,
perhaps in yet another foolish bid to save his failed presidency.



CNN In Meltdown Mode Over Biden-Ukraine Phone Call Fiasco

https://mate.substack.com/p/the-ukraine-crisis-sponsored-by-us

CNN journos doing damage control after the network's Natasha Bertrand
panicked and deleted tweets containing harsh comments reportedly made
by President Biden to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky - namely
that a Russian invasion was "imminent," that the Capital city of Kyiv
could be "sacked," and to "prepare for impact."

Now - none of that apparently happened according to CNN's Jim Sciutto,
the White House, and apparently Ukraine itself. Of note, CNN claims
their source was a "senior Ukrainian official."

Human Events' Jack Posobiec lays it out:

    Hi @NatashaBertrand! Why did you delete this? pic.twitter.com/rNKNCLhIZr
    — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 28, 2022

    We may have just caught a CNN reporter deleting a war report that
exposed the truth about the White House and Ukraine

    And it now looks like the White House pressured them to pull it

    The American people deserve the truth
    — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 28, 2022

Bertrand apparently didn't get the message to CNN's Jake Tapper and
Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance, who repeated the
now-disputed report.

    A senior Ukrainian official says the Biden-Zelensky call ‘did not
go well’ and Biden told Zelensky a Russian invasion is virtually
certain warning the country should prepare for impact @mchancecnn
reports pic.twitter.com/SzBxdRBSHc
    — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January 27, 2022

And the White House disputes:

    We also see a tweet from Emily Horne, a Biden official, which is a
brief denial, but does not include the the specific details of
Sciuttio's tweet

    That means the White House was working the phones to CNN
https://t.co/6z8BEW3SBI
    — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 28, 2022

Now, Posobiec reports that Zelensky's office is also denying CNN's report.

    Zelensky’s spokesperson about the call with Joe Biden: “Some
reports regarding the content of the talks between Presidents
Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden have appeared on social media, citing
the alleged ‘senior Ukrainian official’. These messages are completely
false”. pic.twitter.com/Z3blRfCjw2
    — Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) January 28, 2022

    CNN is now accusing CNN of spreading war propaganda on CNN

    This is where we're at on the Ukraine call leak
    — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 28, 2022

CNN's Alexander Marquardt gives a master class in walking back misinformation:

*  *  *

In their Thursday afternoon phone call which the White House called "a
check-in", it seems President Joe Biden took the opportunity to
continue with an alarmist posture as he told his Ukrainian counterpart
Volodymyr Zelenskiy that a Russian invasion is "now highly certain" -
according to CNN.

Further, "President Biden reaffirmed the readiness of the United
States along with its allies and partners to respond decisively if
Russia further invades Ukraine," according to the White House call
readout. But it remains that two conflicting narratives have emerged,
given just prior to the call it was being reported that Zelensky was
expected to request that the US be more cautious in its messaging
surrounding a potential Russian attack, per source--particularly the
word "imminent," as it risks causing panic and negative economic
consequences for Ukraine. That was also according to CNN.

    For anyone wishing to understand the mass media fake war rhetoric,
you can see here how information is being manipulated: So today Biden
and Zelensky had a call, look how CNN reported the news and the
conversation content, the second one is the tweet of Zelensky about
it#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/5ptTRNVLcN
    — Muslim Traveler (@Muslim68955104) January 27, 2022

But the statement immediately after the call of Zelensky himself was
much more toned down compared to the White House rhetoric...

"Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on
joint actions for the future," Zelenskiy said in a tweet. "Thanked
President Joe Biden for the ongoing military assistance," he said,
also affirming that the US offered further financial support to
Ukraine, which was highlighted in the Biden statement.

    Had a long phone conversation with @POTUS. Discussed recent
diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for
the future. Thanked President @JoeBiden for the ongoing military
assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also
discussed. pic.twitter.com/pAsQLYAuig
    — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 27, 2022

CNN and mainstream media in general have of late seemed intent on
hyping and stoking tensions to the point of armed conflict.

The "long phone conversation" with Biden was Zelensky's second one
this month. Again, compare the low key statement of Ukraine's
president himself with what Biden reportedly said to him concerning
the "level" of the threat, supposedly with Kiev itself in the
crosshairs...

    A Russian invasion is now virtually certain once the ground
freezes, Biden said to Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official told
@mchancecnn. Kyiv could be “sacked," Russian forces may attempt to
occupy it, “prepare for impact”, Biden said, according to this
official.
    — Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 27, 2022

The Ukrainian side appears to have leaked that Biden informed Zelensky
that it's "virtually certain" that Ukraine's capital could be "sacked"
and that Russian forces are looking to occupy it.

Here's more from CNN:

    Zelensky has been particularly concerned about the US’ rhetoric
that war could be "imminent" — a word White House press secretary Jen
Psaki used earlier this week to describe the US’ assessment of
Russia’s plans — and the recent disclosures of intelligence to US
media, the source said, which "is causing panic and economic disaster
for Ukraine."

    Zelensky is expected to convey to Biden that he believes the US
and its allies have to be more careful with their messaging
surrounding the conflict, the source added.

Zelensky during the call reportedly told the US president to calm down...

    Apparently, Biden was unaware of the talks going on this week in
Paris between Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine
    — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 27, 2022

It seems the two leaders were openly at odds over the true level of
the threat, with the White House now being accused of grossly
inflating the threat. Indeed this has been the messaging of the
Ukrainians all week, especially after the US took the dramatic step of
telling some of its embassy staff in Kiev to leave the country over
the Russian troop build-up near Ukraine.

On this issue, Biden had some explaining to do which likely didn't
make matters any better. Biden "made clear that despite the departure
of American family members of embassy personnel, the U.S. Embassy in
Kyiv, remains open and fully operational," according to the US
readout.


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