The Newsweek reporter who wrote an inaccurate story about President Trump’s Thanksgiving Day plans has been fired. The outlet’s original story claimed the president only planned on tweeting and golfing during his holiday break, neglecting to mention his trip to Afghanistan.
Newsweek’s Jessica Kwong, whose Twitter handle identifies her as a political reporter “covering Trump administration and family,” initially published the article Thursday morning, before the president’s trip to Afghanistan was announced publicly. The story’s initial headline was, “How is Trump spending Thanksgiving? Tweeting, golfing and more.”
Trump blasts Biden admin for releasing illegal immigrant now charged in fatal hammer attack on Florida mother
Iran peace talks give JD Vance an opening in 2028 race
Mahmoud Khalil loses appeal to dismiss deportation case
Coast Guard seizes over 4,500 pounds of cocaine worth $34M from suspected narco-terrorist vessel on Easter
ICE says more criminal migrants arrested on 1-year anniversary of program to support victims of migrant crime
Child among 4 dead as accused arsonist allegedly drank beer during chaos
Fellow Democrats Are Now Calling Out Eric Swalwell Over ‘Very Troubling’ Accusations
Michael Moore Defends Iran, Slams US for Bombing Japan in WWII in Deranged Rant: ‘We’re the Bad Guys!’
Iran Conflict Reveals the Left Opposes War, Rejects Peace, and Lives Only to Oppose Trump
The Velvet Hammer – Melania Nails Liars Accusing Her of Epstein Relationship, but She Does It in the Classiest Way You’ve Ever Seen
Senate Dem accuses Trump of being ‘unfit for office,’ joins growing call to impeach, oust president
Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison
US denies Vatican feud, claims cardinal called report of animosity ‘fabrications’
Spanberger breaks silence on ‘sanctuary’ claims as ICE clashes heat up
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover’s daughter steals spotlight in viral tribute: ‘First daughter of the moon’
“Newsweek investigated the failures that led to the publication of the inaccurate report that President Trump spent Thanksgiving tweeting and golfing rather than visiting troops in Afghanistan,” a Newsweek representative told the Washington Examiner. “The story has been corrected, and the journalist responsible has been terminated. We will continue to review our processes and, if required, take further action.”
Hours after the president’s trip was announced, Newsweek edited Kwong’s story and added a note at the bottom of it. The beginning of the story now focuses on the president’s trip and his speech to the troops, while the new headline reads, “How is Trump spending Thanksgiving? Tweeting, golfing — and surprising U.S. troops in Afghanistan.”
The note at the end of the story reads, “This story has been substantially updated and edited at 6:17 p.m. EST to reflect the president’s surprise trip to Afghanistan. Additional reporting by James Crowley.”
Trump headed to Afghanistan to surprise U.S. troops on Thanksgiving https://t.co/f7Xeqz1ZGQ Deleting this tweet because it was written before knowing about the president’s surprise visit to Afghanistan-an honest mistake. Story has already been updated, as shown in the screenshot. pic.twitter.com/g9CfPaV2kQ
— Jessica Kwong (@JessicaGKwong) November 29, 2019
Trump blasts Biden admin for releasing illegal immigrant now charged in fatal hammer attack on Florida mother
Iran peace talks give JD Vance an opening in 2028 race
Mahmoud Khalil loses appeal to dismiss deportation case
Coast Guard seizes over 4,500 pounds of cocaine worth $34M from suspected narco-terrorist vessel on Easter
ICE says more criminal migrants arrested on 1-year anniversary of program to support victims of migrant crime
Child among 4 dead as accused arsonist allegedly drank beer during chaos
Fellow Democrats Are Now Calling Out Eric Swalwell Over ‘Very Troubling’ Accusations
Michael Moore Defends Iran, Slams US for Bombing Japan in WWII in Deranged Rant: ‘We’re the Bad Guys!’
Iran Conflict Reveals the Left Opposes War, Rejects Peace, and Lives Only to Oppose Trump
The Velvet Hammer – Melania Nails Liars Accusing Her of Epstein Relationship, but She Does It in the Classiest Way You’ve Ever Seen
Senate Dem accuses Trump of being ‘unfit for office,’ joins growing call to impeach, oust president
Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison
US denies Vatican feud, claims cardinal called report of animosity ‘fabrications’
Spanberger breaks silence on ‘sanctuary’ claims as ICE clashes heat up
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover’s daughter steals spotlight in viral tribute: ‘First daughter of the moon’
Kwong addressed the update on social media tweeting, “Trump headed to Afghanistan to surprise U.S. troops on Thanksgiving https://newsweek.com/trump-thanksgi… Deleting this tweet because it was written before knowing about the president’s surprise visit to Afghanistan-an honest mistake. Story has already been updated, as shown in the screenshot.”
Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. both weighed in on the story on social media. “Fake news gonna fake!” Trump Jr. said in a tweet with a screen capture of Newsweek’s original headline. The president added, “I thought Newsweek was out of business?”
— —
UPDATE: Kwong put some of the blame for the story on her editor. Read more here.
— —
I thought Newsweek was out of business? https://t.co/3ro4eSJloo
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2019
Story cited here.









