Dear John,
Lie #1: Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi is him "fighting back" with a "powerful, scathing beat down," in which he "utterly destroys" the Speaker and House Democrats' "idiotic articles of impeachment." — Sean Hannity, Fox News host
Truth: Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi was the writing of a deranged madman with barely a grip on reality. Far from "utterly destroy[ing]" Democrats and impeachment, the letter reveals how unaccustomed Trump is to being held accountable — and just how angry it makes him. It’s a six-page manifesto of paranoia and half-baked conspiracy theories that lays bare how mentally unfit Trump is for office.
Lie #2: Impeachment is happening because Democrats "hate...this president, the Constitution, our American way of life, and the American people. It is now clear that ours is a historic president whose greatest offense is that he is simply unprecedented, and he is unbeatable at the polls." — Lou Dobbs, Fox News host
Truth: Impeachment is happening because Trump held up Ukraine aid — financed by U.S. taxpayers — because he wanted Ukrainians to investigate his political opponent, thereby harming our country’s interest in helping Ukraine stop Russia, to advance his own political agenda. Democrats do not "hate" our Constitution; in fact, they’re upholding their oaths to the Constitution by holding our lawless president accountable. And impeachment is certainly not an attack on "our American way of life and the American people" — a coequal branch of government holding another branch of government accountable is American in every sense of the word.
As the third impeachment vote in our country’s history gets underway, Fox News is going into overdrive to mislead the American people.
The only way to rise above the lies and control the narrative is to grow our operation.
That means more videos debunking Fox News’ propaganda. More posts getting out the facts. More truth-telling to ensure that no matter what happens, Trump emerges weaker, not stronger.
But we can multiply the amount of content we produce only if supporters like you chip in right now to help us combat misinformation at every turn.
The good news is, longtime supporters who understand the urgency of the moment have agreed to match every donation made before New Year’s Day, dollar-for-dollar.
So please, if you can, chip in today to help us get out the facts that Fox News, Trump, and his GOP lackeys don’t want you to hear.
Every dollar you give means one more right-wing lie will get debunked, one more swing voter will know the truth, one more American will understand what’s at stake.
Thank you for standing on the side of truth.
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Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media
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