Lying Brian Williams Chastises White House for Creating ‘Alternative Universe’

Nicholas Fondacaro | March 14, 2017
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During MSNBC The 11th Hour late Monday night, the outlet’s resident fibber Brian Williams attacked President Donald Trump and the White House for creating an “alternative universe.” “Is it as striking to you in the briefing room as it is to television viewers that an alternative universe is being proposed, alternative definition are being trotted out in real-time,” he whined to senior White House correspondent Chris Jansing.

Scolding someone for creating an “alternative universe” is really rich coming from the man who lied, and lost his job as Nightly News anchor, for making up a story about being shot down in Iraq. That’s not to mention how he completely fabricated a tale about seeing bodies floating through the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

Despite decrying the White House for spreading falsehoods, Williams’ panel did some universe creating of their own. “And then today, seemingly out of nowhere we hear, actually, President Trump doesn't think President Obama did it personally,” Jansing sneered in response to Williams’ original question. But her answer made it seem as though Spicer was walking back Trump’s claim Obama ordered a wiretapping. In reality, Spicer gestured with his hands and mocked the idea of Obama physically tapping a wire himself. 

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