State Representative Micah Van Huss has introduced a bill into the House that 'recognizes CNN and 'The Washington Post' as fake news and condemns them for denigrating our citizens.'
Tennessee State Representative Micah Van Huss has introduced a bill into the House that"recognizes CNN andWJHL reported that Van Huss, a Republican who represents the 6th District, filed House Joint Resolution 779 in response to what he sees as those organizations being"part of the media wing of the Democratic Party."Johannes Eisele / Getty ImagesThe Cult of Trumpand a November 2019 interview with the same author by Brian Stelter on CNN.
In the resolution, Van Huss claims that those on"the left" are"the true masters of deploying mobs to demand total conformity and compliance with their agenda" and the media"is in a panic because President Trump has opened the eyes of many average Americans who are tired of politics as usual." He closes the resolution by stating that"we condemn them for denigrating our citizens and implying that they are weak-minded followers instead of people exercising their rights that our veterans paid for with their blood."
Trump is very popular in the Volunteer State, winning 60.7 percent of the vote in the 2016 presidential election, the largest margin of victory there since 1972.Brad Batt, a Johnson City small business owner who intends to run against Van Huss in the 2020 election, issued a statement condemning the lawmaker's use of public time and funds on this issue.
Our public schools are under attack by a misguided voucher program and rural hospitals are closing at an alarming rate, but this is the garbage that Micah Van Huss is focused on.We deserve better.
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