This afternoon, Donald Trump set a goal for the U.S. economy to get back up and running:
President @realDonaldTrump “I’d love to have it opened up by Easter!” Talking about the US economy. And adding throughout the discussion -we’ll protect the vulnerable but get back to work. #foxtownhall
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) March 24, 2020
Bear in mind "I'd love to have…" is not an actual commitment.
I already see lots of people acting like POTUS just set a date. He didn't. https://t.co/da9WTFcLAc
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) March 24, 2020
One of those people is CNBC Washington correspondent Kayla Tausche:
BREAKING: Trump sets deadline for US economy to reopen.
"I would love to have the country opened up and raring to go by Easter."
Easter is April 12.
— Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) March 24, 2020
Trump indeed said he’d “love to have the country opened up and raring to go by Easter,’ and Easter is indeed April 12. But Tausche somehow still managed to misinform her Twitter followers.
Doesn't sound like a deadline. https://t.co/IaQwWok7Tv
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) March 24, 2020
That isn't a deadline.
— Kaitain 🇺🇸 (@Kaitain_FL) March 24, 2020
That doesn't sound like a deadline, I don't think you know what deadline means Kayla…
— Vaiv (@Vaiv71738794) March 24, 2020
"I would love to have…" is not setting a deadline. https://t.co/UDuh0l9sJR
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) March 24, 2020
It’s really not, Kayla. As an alleged journalist, you should know that.
That doesn’t sound like your title in the tweet but you’d rather have clicks than accuracy.
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) March 24, 2020
That's not a deadline. That's him saying he'd LIKE to see it open by then. Do you understand what an actual deadline is?
— Kimberly Morin (@Conservativeind) March 24, 2020
That’s a deadline? Why the need to sensationalize every sentence into?
He said “would love to”. I have news for you;
BREAKING: so would millions of other ppl love to see that!
— Jeffinance (@Jeffinance) March 24, 2020
"I would love to…" does not equal a deadline, it equals a goal. Words have meanings. If you don't know what one means, look it up before you use it. https://t.co/B9ai42tRgU
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) March 24, 2020
GP Trump didn't set a deadline. He used precatory language, language expressing his wishes or desires.
Can we please report fact? You even quoted the damned language directly and still managed to eff it all up. https://t.co/IQ7Ronpk9x
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) March 24, 2020
Because of course.
#journalism https://t.co/gZ6k3AKfB5
— Dodd (@Amuk3) March 24, 2020
Keep it up, MSM. You’re doing great so far.