WaPo’s Karen Attiah: I Knew Trump’s NABJ Appearance Was Going To Be ‘a Dumpster Fire of Disinformation’

RUSH EXCERPT:

ATTIAH: "Speaking in that format, a moderated format, sometime, on Twitter. That was unpleasant. I want to underscore that my decision to withdraw was more than just about Trump, it was about me as a journalist witnessing 10 plus years of Trump being interviewed in the same sort of format that has allowed him to spew disinformation, lies, and for me as someone who cares a lot about the journalistic community and about this conference which is meant to empower journalist and frankly, your viewers may be surprised that the theme at the conference was winds a change journalism over disinformation. I knew it was going to be a fire hose, dumpster fire of disinformation. I could not in good conscience as a journalist, as a lack journalist in Chicago, the home--"