A GOP Tennessee state representative introduced a resolution labeling both CNN and the Washington Post as “fake news” while also condemning them for “denigrating our citizens.”
The resolution, written by Micah Van Huss, was introduced to the House floor on Wednesday. It begins by citing examples of alleged bias against President Trump and his supporters and suggested the news organizations are engaged in “a classic case of psychological projection” because “accusing someone’s perceived opponent of exactly what one intends to do is a very old tactic.”
Van Huss, in a Facebook post announcing the resolution, explained that he filed it “on behalf of a constituency that’s tired of fake news and Republicans who don’t fight.”
The resolution concludes, “The State of Tennessee recognizes CNN and the Washington Post as fake news and part of the media wing of the Democratic Party … 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.”
Republicans hold a significant majority in the state’s House of Representatives with 73 of the 99 seats.
CNN and the Washington Post did not respond to requests for comment.
