72/ This sourced quote is not attributed to anyone so it can be any of dozens of people or it can be Swan just making it up since there is no end date to know if it is true; nor does it matter even if it is true. These non-tangible stories by Swan are his staple. 
SecDef publically disagrees with a POTUS in a major way. No Admin would be thrilled especially Trump. Right? Obama fired a General for speaking up, but leave it for this SHAMELESS GRIFTER Swan (followed by Sherman) to tweet as if sources are telling him soemthing tangible.
74/ The @jonathanvswan grift is two fold: He likely pads his reputation of having more sources/stories than he really has by writing stories that can’t be checked out; does not matter if they are real and common sense says that it happened, so what’s the risk to say “sources”?
75/ The other benefit of this @jonathanvswan grift is that by having a reputation as a guy plugged in, it encourages real sources with real stories to share it with him (it makes those new sources feel good), so Swam then has a story that shows that he is indeed connected.
76/ In summary: Swan has sources but his total of sources and sources with real stories is likely way lower than what it appears; which is why so many of his stories are slippery as explained above which means that he likely bakes goods and tweets it as real. Wait. There is more:
77/ Because @jonathanvswan’s grift landed him publicity, others in DC are doing the same as tweets of this thread show. This includes @gabrielsherman (of the worst); @kaitlancollins and @Acosta, and @maggieNYT who cultivates real sources but she wanted in on this cheap action.
78/ I am surprised at Haberman. She used to work hard for stories; reach out to people for takes/info and possibly still does it, but so much of her tweeting in the Trump era is the same slippery garbage as Swan: Can’t be checked. Doesn’t matter if true. Safe guessing stories
In this tweet Swan says
A) “Trump is furious about Esper; has been asking for names.” Common sense.
B) “People advised against firing.” It would be huge so of course there will be such advice.
C) Swan hedges on outcome also goes with the safer guess.
Why even tweet?
A) “Trump is furious about Esper; has been asking for names.” Common sense.
B) “People advised against firing.” It would be huge so of course there will be such advice.
C) Swan hedges on outcome also goes with the safer guess.
Why even tweet?
80/ Trump is furious when his former staffers attack him and Trump tends to attack them in public. This by Swan may have come from Trump directly or it could be that Swam pulled it out of a hat because it is common sense that this is likely the case. From Swan in Sep 2018:
Friday June 5, @TeamTrump had an ad promoting the terms “renewing, restoring” America. Today June 7, Swam scoops that Thursday June 4 the campaign decided to use the term “renewing, restoring.” The ad is out 48 for hours so I guess they decided to use it. What’s the scoop?
Swan on 9/21/18: “A source who has been talking to Prez Trump throughout the Kavanaugh crisis [says] ‘you have no idea’ how hard it has been to keep him from attacking his Supreme Court nominee's accuser.” Common sense Trump would want to tweet and he did. Made up sourced news?
Look at this Swan tweet from 8/18/19: How can we confirm if Trump did or did not expect a resignation letter from then-DNI Deputy Gordon? How is it relevant? “He wasn’t ever going to pick her as acting DNI.” Is this an opinion or sourced? Is anything here sourced or just guessed?
84/ Swan is reporting that current/former WH aides texted him about Trump’s tweet on the 75 year old in Buffalo. Swan has sources so even if this story is true it says/adds nothing to the conversation (not even on a tabloid level) but for Swan to affirm that he has sources.
Everything here by Jonathan Swan of Axios is what people know/think of Trump. For decades, he is reviewing press clippings so it is possible that he dis so during Coronavirus, and who does not know that Trump is dying for rallies? But... Swan has sources to report the obvious. 🤷🏼♂️
86/ A reminder that the Journos who supposedly know the play-by-play of this administration, did not tweet this news early today or last night. Time and again those sourced reporters miss actual news but they have loads of speculative, irrelevant news that can’t be confirmed.
“Every insider account of Trump says basically the same thing” which means officials/reporters can make stuff up because it is “exactly who he appears to be in public.” Exactly, so many “sourced” Trump stories reinforce known presumptions so they are as good as being made up.
88/ Anyone can think this. Everyone can make this up. Such an obvious grift.
This by @maggieNYT adds nothing to the conversation. Common sense says that this or a veriation possibly took place. Maggie just reports this safe-bet-that-it-happened in name of sources. I can do the same if this was my grift. No proof that she has sources for this.
90/ Anyone can make up the story here in the name of sources. Note that Alex’s earlier tweet subtweeted Swan who is a master at these intangible sourced stories. We are being had by many “WH Reporters.” Haberman. Acosta. Sherman. Collins (CNN). Now Alex got in on it.
With cases and deaths rising in Florida, it makes it difficult to hold there a large convention event. Right? Safe bet that such an event may be canceled. Right? On cue, @gabrielsherman has “sources” to tell him a safe-bet/common sense thing. Chance is he made up this story!
There is buzz the last few says that anger is growing insdie the WH at Jared. @amber_athey had a story on this. Right on cue, Swan has sources that Trump said the same thing that everyone is anyway saying/thinking. Sourced stories that reinforce a narrative are possibly made up.
93/ Trump tweeted a few weeks ago that he may pardon Stone. Trump also told @seanhannity that he should watch what will happen. On cue, @kaitlancollins has “at least half a dozen sources” that Trump will make a move for Stone. What is she saying that anyone can’t make up?
So... @EmeraldRobinson tweeted Fri at 7:12 pm that Trump spoke with Roger Stone. Instead of crediting Emerald as I saw some WH reproters did, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tweets at 7:49 that she is told that Trump/Stone have spoken. An attempt to act as if she had another sourced story.
95/ Trump had a mask when he was at Walter Reed. Common sense says that people around Trump pushed him to it. Leave it for 2 CNN’ers to have a quote from a “presidential adviser” to say what a safe guess says happened. Meaning, you can make up the quote ans no one would know.
