questions I'd like to see asked

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When reading news stories or watching discussions on TV there are things I wish someone would ask and honestly answer.  Here are a couple of examples and I'll offer more over time.

1. What did President Trump really say?

The New York Times article shows the clear contrast.  The report writes:

New York Times, May 16: President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.

 But President Trump really ask James Comey to shut down the investigation?  The same NY Times article quotes James Comey's memo to say that President Trump really said:

“I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”

There is a huge difference between what the Reporter claims President Trump said and what the memo by James Comey indicates President Trump really said.

Next time you see an article criticizing something the President said look into what the President really said and see if what the media is criticizing is what Trump said or if they are misrepresenting what he said and criticizing that.

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