Pelosi rips Facebook over altered Trump speech-shredding video – By Audrey Conklin (FOX Business) / Feb 8 2020
Footage ‘deliberately designed to mislead and lie to the American people,’ spokesman says
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office is condemning Facebook and Twitter for refusing to remove a video of the State of the Union address that was altered to show her ripping up President Trump’s speech after each story he shared about his guests, one of whom was a Tuskegee airman.
In actuality, Pelosi tore a paper copy of the address into pieces only after Trump finished, describing his comments as a “manifesto of mistruths.”
During the 78-minute speech, the president had credited his administration with driving an economic boom, described his policies as pro-worker and inclusive and awarded a Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh. The conservative talk radio show host, frequently accused of hate speech, has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
Rush Limbaugh reacts after first Lady Melania Trump presented him with the the Presidential Medal of Freedom as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pelosi’s non-verbal commentary, caught on camera since she was situated directly behind Trump for the ceremonial event, was cheered by some Democrats and blasted by Republicans, who described it as an insult to Americans whose stories Trump included in his speech. Those included a soldier returning from Afghanistan, a fourth-grade student seeking a better school and Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee.
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