Trump has previously sparked criticism for swipes at servicemembers.

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    4 months ago

    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.

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        4 months ago

        Sorry, but could you point out where they say they contacted Kelly directly? I’m not saying that his statement are untrue or anything. Just trying to be more responsible with my media consumption. I guess maybe this isn’t the best place for me to do that.

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        4 months ago

        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.