More recently, Trump came under scrutiny when The Atlantic reported in 2020 that he had called those who died in war “suckers” and “losers.” Trump has vehemently denied the reported remarks, which President Biden repeated on the campaign trail before he dropped out of the race. ABC News has not independently confirmed the story.
Ok, clueless question here. Doesn’t independent confirmation include direct contact with a primary source (John Kelly in this case)? Wouldn’t referring to another publication be more like dependent confirmation? I’m never quite sure what this phrase means.
The NBC article refers to statements Kelly made on CNN and what The Atlantic published. Is that independent? I can’t seem to find anything super definitive online about the phrase’s meaning.
In other words, ABC News is super duper lazy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543
Ok, clueless question here. Doesn’t independent confirmation include direct contact with a primary source (John Kelly in this case)? Wouldn’t referring to another publication be more like dependent confirmation? I’m never quite sure what this phrase means.
It means ABC could have contacted John Kelly just like NBC did.
The NBC article refers to statements Kelly made on CNN and what The Atlantic published. Is that independent? I can’t seem to find anything super definitive online about the phrase’s meaning.