Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper
Hitpiece by NC News Check out the slight they swing at Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, to cease publication at the end of the month, despite congressional efforts to continue funding the century-old publication.
The order to halt publication by Sept. 30, and dissolve the organization by the end of January, follows the Pentagon’s move earlier this year to cut the $15.5 million in funding for the paper from the Defense Department budget. ''And it is a reflection of the Trump administration’s broader animosity for the media and members of the press.'' (Well when you are fake and gay. . .)
More at the site. . .but why go there when you can read the AP article. . .
Oh look a FRESHIE Off the Press 30 mins ago:
Trump won’t let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper(Looks like some faggots took the bait.)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he won’t allow the Pentagon to cut funding for the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, effectively halting Defense leaders plan to shut the paper down this month.
“The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch,” Trump tweeted. “It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!”
Trump’s tweet came as he fought off new accusations that he called service members killed in World War I “losers” and “suckers” during an event in France in 2018. The comments, first reported by The Atlantic and confirmed by The Associated Press, are shining a fresh light on Trump’s previous public disparaging of American troops and military families and they delivered a new campaign issue to his Democrtic rival Joe Biden, less than two months from Election Day.
The Defense Department’s has ordered the paper to halt publication by Sept. 30, and dissolve the organization by the end of January. The order, in a recent memo to Stripes, follows the Pentagon’s move earlier this year to cut the $15.5 million in funding for the paper from the Defense Department budget. And it is a reflection of the Trump administration’s broader animosity for the media and members of the press.
The Trump White House hadn’t spoken out against the Pentagon plan to close the paper before today, even though it’s been in the works and publicly written about for months. On Friday, howeve, Trump worked to shore up his reputation as a staunch supporter of the nation’s armed services.
“I’ve done more for the military than almost anyone else,” he said Friday in the Oval Office.
Trump was alleged to have made the comments about the war dead as he was set to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery during a trip to France in Nov. 2018.
Members of Congress have objected to the defunding move for months. And senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper this week urging him to reinstate the money. The letter, signed by 15 senators — including Republicans and Democrats — also warns Esper that the department is legally prohibited from canceling a budget program while a temporary continuing resolution to fund the federal government is in effect.
More there…
https://apnews.com/10bf87893e3615685895f92346601a47
Oh and the fake news reference…Here:
https://www.witn.com/2020/09/04/pentagon-orders-shutdown-of-stars-and-stripes-newspaper/
Fake Fake News.
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