CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond actually said today that Trump using the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield to accept his GOP nomination is controversial because Trump has defended confederate statues!
CNN's Jeremy Diamond claims without evidence that Trump might have his speech in Gettysburg because he loves the Confederacy: "This is a President who has consistently positions himself as a defender of Confederate symbols and monuments to Confederate generals." pic.twitter.com/cqKxbINsBx
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 10, 2020
Diamond also said something similar earlier today and it made just as much sense then too:
Jeremy also did this in the 1:00 p.m. Eastern hour, even conceding that Gettysburg was a place where the Confederacy lost, but it's still controversial because Trump ❤️ the Confederacy. This is brought to you by the same news media that's asked whether he's okay the North won. pic.twitter.com/sckfUcJrGn
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 10, 2020
As some on Twitter were quick to point out, does Diamond even realize what happened at Gettysburg? After a bloody battle, the South, led by Robert E. Lee, was sent in retreat back to Virginia. The North won the costly battle and many say it was the turning point of the Civil War. So how does Trump defending confederate statues from being torn down make this controversial?
Also, just to point out, when Diamond says this is ‘controversial’, what he means is that he and the media are going to make it ‘controversial’. But if this is what they are going with I think Trump is pretty safe.
Here’s a little response:
This is a ridiculously stupid analysis. This is just about media malpractice. https://t.co/ziF8a6UE1R
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) August 10, 2020
Gettysburg was a crushing defeat for the South
It effectively broke the back of the Confederacy
Does no one at #CNN have an above room temp IQ? https://t.co/xCAbUYIdkN
— Jim Hanson 🇺🇸 (@JimHansonDC) August 10, 2020
Real brain trust discussion here. https://t.co/CGsLrWjMlq
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 10, 2020
ah yes, no better place to celebrate the confederacy than at the… *checks notes* location of one of the greatest defeats of the confederacy…? #LiberalLogic https://t.co/AnMQagYVx8
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 10, 2020
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— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) August 10, 2020