CNN reporter Drew Griffin drove out to an elderly Florida woman's home this week to badger her about Russian trolls who targeted the Facebook group she operates during the 2016 election.
The woman, Florine Gruen Goldfarb, was unaware that her Team Trump Broward County Facebook page had been the target of Russian meddling efforts - a point which Griffin repeatedly and accusatorily made while Goldfarb stood outside of her home, defending herself.
"You guys were involved in Being Patriotic, right?" Griffin asked, referring to the Facebook group flagged as one Russia's troll accounts. "Very. Very patriotic, but not--" Goldfarb replied, before Griffin cut her off: "Being Patriotic was the group that contacted and helped to organize some of these activities," the CNN host interjected.
After the two argued over Russians for nearly two minutes, a flustered Goldfarb walks back into her house.
A Florida woman who ran a Trump supporters page that unwittingly promoted a Russian-coordinated event on Facebook says she doesn’t believe that she was influenced by Kremlin-linked trolls https://t.co/DmgDRFRwyn pic.twitter.com/OAz5julCyA
— CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2018
The Russian group "Being Patriotic" was detailed in last Friday's indictment of 13 Russian nationals and 3 corporations.
Goldfarb and members of her Facebook group attended a Fort Lauderdale rally held in a series of events organized by the Russian group.
As Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller notes, it is unclear exactly what Griffin hoped to accomplish with the interview:
Goldfarb was more focused on who actually attended her rallies.
“Those people weren’t Russians. I don’t go with Russians,” she said at one point.
“Those people that were with me were all Trump supporters,” she added.
“And all apparently following the direction of Russians who were actually infiltrating,” Griffin replied.
“B.S.,” said Goldfarb.
CNN's stalking and harassing of Goldfarb has not gone over well on social media:
Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino asked if CNN is going to show up next at Joy Reid's house, as the MSNBC host was heavily favorted by Russian trolls - which retweeted her content 267 times.
Is CNN going to show up at Joy Reid’s house too? https://t.co/0sYuoVAs20 https://t.co/MoGUaHSNjz
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) February 21, 2018
Despicable: CNN hunts down an ordinary citizen at home, accusing her of aiding Russia because she promoted an event on FB that Mueller says Russians organized.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 21, 2018
Go ask Michael Moore why he did that. Ask Joy Reid why Russian bots RT her so much. Challenge power. This is bullying https://t.co/pLbRGRuS4I
This CNN segment where their reporter harasses the Trump supporter on her lawn about "Russian trolls" is gross. Punching down bullshit.
— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) February 21, 2018
Seriously @CNN. Chasing a woman's Facbook posts isn't reporting Russia Collusion.
— Jessie Jane Duff (@JessieJaneDuff) February 21, 2018
The real collusion was Hillary’s team & the Democrats paying for a fake #TrumpDossier of anonymous Russian officials & journalists. All to influence the election AND FBI spying on Trump campaign https://t.co/lU1GZDffKy
I present to you the ringleader of Russian collusion: A little old lady in Florida who tells CNN that they’re bullsh*t.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 21, 2018
Yesterday CNN literally dug through trash on TV and now they’re harassing old ladies. This is palpable desperation. https://t.co/PVWQqYYj2U
Rod Rosenstein told the entire country/world that no American “wittingly” colluded with the Russians on social media.
— Based Monitored 🇺🇸🇮🇪 (@BasedMonitored) February 21, 2018
But it doesn’t stop @CNN from harassing Trump supporters at their home. pic.twitter.com/NCTZ5P0hyL
Comments
Yeah, I saw this on a tweet yesterday and happily invited them to my house to try this shit.
They used to be called Carpetbaggers, now they are called Presstitutes...
In reply to Yeah, I saw this on a tweet… by Miskondukt
Everyday folks are waking up to a war they never even knew was ongoing.
The 'Cruz' incident is the latest.
Not the last.
Don't hear the young 'survivors' screaming about all the dead black/brown/white aborted fetuses.
More of those taken out in a day (every day 365) than any mass shooting.
But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate . . .
In reply to They used to be called… by Keyser
So now the Communist Nuuuz Network is tracking down little old ladies and hectoring them in front of their own homes?!
Oh well done, very well done...lol.
Whats next, have Mueller indict her as a co-conspirator? ;-)
In reply to Everyday folks are waking up… by Almost Solvent
CNN - "Can we smell your fingers for Borscht?"
In reply to So now the Communist Nuuuz… by nmewn
Her only response should have been:
BLAM! BLAMBLAM! Get your blood off my lawn, fucker.
In reply to CNN - "Can we smell your… by NoDecaf
lol..."Honey, get the dogs up!"
fyi...if anyone ever hears those words in the South, run and don't stop. It means, they are about to sic bored, yet ill tempered pit bulls on your ass.
Its sorta like a game, we love it ;-)
In reply to Her only response should… by Ms. Erable
So CNN picks on some old lady to beat up.
Pretty sick.
In reply to lol..."Honey, get the dogs… by nmewn
Not just any old lady, "Florine Gruen Goldfarb".
Must not be one of the Chosen. Or they're eating their own.
In reply to So CNN picks on some old… by Son of Loki
Bret Weinstein at 'Is the Left Eating Itself' Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYJ3v_2216c
In reply to Not just any old lady, … by any_mouse
If you don't know how many shootings go on in inner city schools...ask yourself why you don't.
What is inciting a riot anyway? Time to take the press to task and find out if they are in collusion with anyone in our government.
Term limit all of our servants.
In reply to Everyday folks are waking up… by Almost Solvent
Meanwhile Debbie Wasserman Shultz walks around unmolested by the press. Lawsuits filed against the DNC and DWS for rigging the primary for Hillary, stealing donor money from people who actually thought it would be decided by the voters.
News blackout by CNN, way to go press.
In reply to Everyday folks are waking up… by Almost Solvent
Her county definitely has bigger problems than $4-per-hour Russian trolls, with one of them being the loss of constitutional liberties, protected by the First and Fourth Amendments to the US Constitution. This piece gets at the underlying reason for all of this: Democrats see this as a way to make themselves look partriotic in the face of Trump's America First anti-globalism. Democrats, the former party of American labor, do not have an answer for accommodating the shipment of over 2 million middle-class jobs to Asia and Mexico, much less to the way they undermine US citizens in the job market by supporting mass waves of wage-cutting, job-displacing immigration. Some of us are old enough to remember the Eighties, when Democrats often critiqued Republicans for being too hawkish on Russia. Democrats did this back in the days before the Soviet Union broke apart--before the wall between East and West Germany came down--but now expect us to believe they are suddenly hawkish on Russia. They are hawks on Russia, but willing to give the farm away to any other country, including plenty of overt dictatorships, singing kumbaya and calling anyone who disagrees with them a racist the whole time.
In reply to Everyday folks are waking up… by Almost Solvent
Muck Jumpers
Too obscure?
In reply to They used to be called… by Keyser
Hint: SNL back when it was funny.
In reply to They used to be called… by Keyser
She is 90% more attractive than 90% of all USA Women. At my age.. at her age... Damn she is in good shape and MSM should respect her opinions, her hard work, her discipline, her hard life... Hell maybe she should run CNN, or ABC, CBS, NBC... God Damn!
- This is not a fat woman, this is not an addict, this is not an Illegal, this is a real citizen that has toiled and worked her whole life
- Celebrate this woman and curse the damn fool MSM
In reply to Yeah, I saw this on a tweet… by Miskondukt
Fuck U CNN!!!!!!!!!!
In reply to Yeah, I saw this on a tweet… by Miskondukt
They really are fucked.
In reply to Fuck U CNN!!!!!!!!!! by TeethVillage88s
Latest Russian video to influence elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=156&v=2yaQBsMPLdA
Don't forget this one... Had me voting for Trump...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IPzLsWQumU
In reply to Latest by Mr. Universe
CNN has gone bonkers. This, folks, is why we need guns to defend ourselves and our private property.
Step up from literally digging through garbage ... kudos CNN assholes.
They're not done scraping the bottom yet.
In reply to Step up from literally… by JustPrintMoreDuh
Was it CNN or MSNBC that was caught going through the dumpsters at that Russian 'troll farm'?
In reply to Step up from literally… by JustPrintMoreDuh
Next time someone asks you, “why would anyone ever need an AR15?”
You say, “unstable CNN crazies that encroach on you in your home.”
She should have said "Hey, want to see my picture of your Goddess Hillary?" Then mooned the idiot.
That's not smart. One thing I have learned about living around so many elderly people is that they are usually super kind people but if you want to start a verbal conflict with somebody they will not hesitate to rip you a new asshole with a quickness. They would be the last ones to be terrified of a camera if you piss them off. They'll start closing in on your camera with their walker and cross stitched shirt. When do you ever see that generation sugar coat anything once you have pissed them off? Maybe they are different in different places IDK.
What a great comment. Haven't laughed so hard in a long time. I am one of those elderly people you refer to and you are so right--older and bolder!
In reply to That's not smart. One thing… by Ms No
And usually the cameramen own those cameras & they're not cheap. Start swinging a cane close to that lens & trust me, you'll get their attention.
In reply to That's not smart. One thing… by Ms No
Russians influencing elections?
I was convinced it was the kikes on K street!
liberal Hillary supporters working for CNN using guise of Journalism to harass people.
Sniveling Jew style.
inbred white nigga racist
Jews are the best AND THEY OWN YOU.
In reply to liberal Hillary supporters… by silverserfer
Add the profession of journalism to the long litany of careers they also fucked up.
its like gonzo journalism, but instead of Hunter, you get a meth'd out yuppie.
In reply to Add the profession of… by Brazen Heist
Did they go through her garbage as well? Did they find anything of value, now that their network is worth free comedy only?
they did, they found a bloody tampon and now they are bringing back the "red" scare
In reply to Did they go through her… by Captain Nemo d…
Why do you still give a shit about what CNN does? USSR's Pravda had more credibility.
The amazing thing is, there are STILL a ton of people in this country that view ANYTHING on CNN as gospel. My mom is one of these people.
In reply to Why do you still give a shit… by balz
Dear CNN: I am a 71 year old woman and you should come and interview me. Vlad Putin came to my house and offered to take me horseback riding and would even take his shirt off if I would vote the way he wanted me to. #Sarc.
Dear CNN: I am a 71 year old woman and you should come and interview me. Vlad Putin came to my house and offered to take me horseback riding and would even take his shirt off if I would vote the way he wanted me to. #Sarc.
Dear CNN: I am a 71 year old woman and you should come and interview me. Vlad Putin came to my house and offered to take me horseback riding and would even take his shirt off if I would vote the way he wanted me to. #Sarc.
There are plenty of trolls here. I have no idea where they are from.
Trolls are most commonly from Russia.
In reply to There are plenty of trolls… by Umh
Little known about this reporter, is that he is on the Executive Board of "Hillary's Heroes", Washington, DC chapter.
"As Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller notes, it is unclear exactly what Griffin hoped to accomplish with the interview"
Sorry Chuck, but it's quite clear what Griffin's handlers hoped to accomplish...
Remember the famous interview some time back with the journalist from a newspaper in Germany regarding where from the media get their marching orders...?
There's your Clarity, Chuck...
That German journalist died of a "heart attack" and his publisher canceled the English edition of his book.
In reply to "As Chuck Ross of the Daily… by Consuelo
She doesn't look any older than Hitlery Cunton.
The Cuckold News Network really are desperate for the next bit of smoke and mirrors to stop everyone focusing on the real issues = killary's crimes and the federal bureau of incompetence.
God Damn but I wish this woman could have bull rushed this Zionist piece of shit with a loaded Remington 12 gauge screaming after she cuts him in half... Chuck Jaco you're next "funny" guy!
"Well, there you go."
WHAT A COMPLETE FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to give that asshat a throat punch!
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