Pro-Trump Journalist Defends His Hit Piece on Florida Shooting Survivors: ‘It’s Disgusting to Watch’
Pro-Trump journalist Lucian Wintrich is defending his piece criticizing Florida shooting survivor David Hogg. The Gateway Pundit White House correspondent received serious backlash on Monday and Tuesday after he suggested that Hogg’s ex-FBI father raised questions about the Florida teenager’s motives for supporting gun control after the massacre at his high school. “ immediate defense of the FBI and condemnation of President Trump did not simply seem like the passion of a teenager in shock — it seemed coordinated and rehearsed,” Wintrich told TheWrap, arguing that Hogg was being used as a pawn to push a political agenda. “He and many of...
- 2/20/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
As survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, have become increasingly assertive in their calls for gun control, pro-Trump media has swung into action — and in at least in one case, that has involved an attempt to discredit the teenage survivors of the tragedy. “These students-turned-activists threw up some red flags,” wrote Gateway Pundit White House correspondent Lucian Wintrich, training his specific fire on David Hogg. The high school senior’s sharp, incisive television commentary has made him a minor viral sensation in recent days. Also Read: Blogger Attacks Woman After Speech Called 'It Is Ok to...
- 2/20/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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