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Donald Trump May Have Just Made The Worst Statement of His Presidency
This article is troubling because it makes tense foreign relations claims without any real or credible evidence to support them, and without mention of any evidence that disputes them. This is standard selection and omission bias from this news source, which I had admittedly never read before this article. The article claims with utmost certainty that the current Prince of Saudi Arabia ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a reporter, without any citations for this claim. Upon further research, the only source claiming that is the CIA, a source that has been proven to be manipulative and, in many instances, has placed the organization's interests above the lives of U.S. citizens, foreign nationals, and journalistic truth. Without lingering too long on this topic, I would recommend researching the CIA's foreign involvement in the heroin trade, starting with the Vietnam War but continuing during the Afghanistan War, as well. Also relevant to this source's CIA citation would be the back-channel CIA black funded operations conducted on U.S. soil during the 60's, like CHAOS, MKULTRA or COINTELPRO, conducted by U.S. intelligence on American citizens. Additionally, this article uses a myriad of emotive language to express the author's overwhelming discontent with Trump's foreign policy and presidency as a whole. Some of these words and phrases include: moral repugnancy, blankness, appalling, contemptible, and disrespect, nearly all aimed at Trump or the Saudi Prince. My writing here is in no way trying to deny or downplay the horrific execution of a Washington reporter, but to blame someone for a crime of this nature requires diverse and reliable source evidence. The article clearly depends on the audience not conducting its own research and takes every opportunity to attack Trump and blame him, by association, for the Khashoggi murder.
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This article does show some misleading tones, using the word “worst” tailored more to one side of voters.