CNN Exploits Children Again for its Anti-Trump Agenda

Maybe children are CNN's "anonymous sources."

When CNN runs out of criticisms for President Trump, the network turns to children to do its dirty work.

Just last week, Anderson Cooper highlighted correspondent Gary Tuchman’s trip to a third-grade classroom in Monroe County, Pennsylvania to hear from “voices not often heard in moments like this: kids.” This site was specifically chosen, as Cooper explained, because the presidential election in that county was one of the closest in the nation.

“Are you ready to talk about President Trump?” Tuchman asked.

“Yes!” the kids responded enthusiastically.

Right off the bat, Tuchman asked the kids to give reasons they think Trump is under investigation. Armed only with what they’ve overheard from their parents or caught from news programs, the children predictably mentioned Russia helping Trump win. Except for one girl who hit the nail on the head:

“They maybe just don’t like him, so, they’re just trying to make up a case.”

Out of the mouth of babes.

Tuchman then asked the kids for their opinion on the best thing Trump has done.

“Lower the taxes,” a young boy says.

Tuchman informs him that the president hasn’t done that yet and has only promised to do so.

Another girl adds, “I think the best thing he’s done is promised to lower taxes, because I don’t want to be 80 and paying a million dollars for taxes.”

Tuchman pressed to get the amount of taxes this small-government-minded student would like to pay when she’s 80: “$100,” she says. (Somebody get her a cabinet position quick!)

Then Tuchman asked their opinions on the worst thing he’s done. The answers were a resounding “building a wall.” Of course, he hasn't done that yet, either.

Tuchman played a video from Trump’s speech about being treated worse by the media than any other politician and asked for their reactions.

“It’s not true, because he said mean stuff about Barack Obama, that he was born in Africa. But that’s not true because he was born in the United States,” a boy said.

Then came Tuchman’s lowest moment in the interview as he played on the children’s innocent sensitivities: “Maybe Donald Trump is hurting deep down inside and needs to get it out. Do any of you think that’s maybe true? … Do any of you feel sorry for him?”

The kids were prompted to ask the president anything. One student would like to know how much money Trump makes in a day. Another would like to know his favorite part about being the president. Tuchman asked what she thought his answer might be.

“Playing golf?” she said. She must have Trump mixed up with former community organizer and golf course fixture Barack Obama.

And the segment was over. CNN got all the propaganda it desired.

This was almost as bad as Chris Cuomo going to an elementary school and frightening a bunch of fourth graders about the “scary” government shutdown back in 2013. 

But don’t take our word for it, CNN admits to reporting from the progressive “arc of history.” Just ask Dylan Byers.

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