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Media Retracts Gabbard Misquote Linking Trump to Putin

3/21/2025

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MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi set the record straight after a misleading report mistakenly linked Tulsi Gabbard to a claim about Trump and Putin being "good friends." In reality, Gabbard was speaking about Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi. The Associated Press retracted the story, admitting it fell short of journalistic standards, while Gabbard's deputy slammed media bias.

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MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi set the record straight after a misleading report mistakenly linked Tulsi Gabbard to a claim about Trump and Putin being "good friends." In reality, Gabbard was speaking about Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi. The Associated Press retracted the story, admitting it fell short of journalistic standards, while Gabbard's deputy slammed media bias.