Fox News criticized for 'news alert' about Trump's weekend
(Fox News)
Sundays are typically slow news days, but Fox News raised eyebrows on social media for finding an unlikely headline, even by weekend standards.
"News Alert: @POTUS spending weekend working at the White House," the news network tweeted Sunday evening.
News Alert: @POTUS spending weekend working at the White House. pic.twitter.com/kAtZVQE2Mr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 26, 2017
The tweet instantly drew backlash on social media for two reasons. First was the somewhat puzzling idea that President Donald Trump working at the White House over the weekend was worthy of a "News Alert."
@FoxNews @POTUS That's a news alert? I thought that was part of the freaking job.
— Maria Langer 🚁 (@mlanger) March 26, 2017
BREAKING NEWS. President does his job at his taxpayer provided place of work. https://t.co/IgJy3pltdb
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) March 26, 2017
But critics piled on especially hard when it became clear that the Fox News tweet wasn't entirely accurate. As several news outlets have subsequently pointed out, Trump spent much of the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.
Photos emerged of Trump in golfing attire, splitting time between hitting the links and watching television inside the clubhouse. He visited the golf club on both Saturday and Sunday, according to The Washington Post. The Sunday outing comprised three meetings at the clubhouse, a White House pool report said, but the people involved in the meetings were not revealed.
BREAKING NEWS. President does his job at his taxpayer provided place of work. https://t.co/IgJy3pltdb
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) March 26, 2017
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Needless to say, the social media reaction was swift against Fox News, whose commentators have staunchly defended Trump and his White House.
No he didn't. But if he did is that really news? https://t.co/Fu1Uh4DEpU
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) March 26, 2017
1.) This is not newsworthy.
2.) This is flatly false.
3.) This is what propaganda looks like. https://t.co/M2Hn8x1dcp
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) March 26, 2017
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