Propagation: Republicans Dismiss Unfavorable Reports on Deputy Feinberg as Smear to Hobble Oversight

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GOP figures attack Reuters for reporting a possible leadership shake-up, labeling the story ‘completely false’ without evidence. The goal is to sow distrust of mainstream media so followers rely solely on partisan sources.

6 gov accounts · 7 gov posts First seen: September 05, 2026 at 15:49 UTC Feinberg · Steve Feinberg · Deputy Secretary · Deputy · Steve · Completely

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News Mediaite · via Yahoo News 1mo ago 47%

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