It was only a matter of time before that initial response would be shown to be a load of horse shit. Whenever he has a non-biting response to something, we basically have to wait just 24 hours before he can't help himself and attack the victims of anything.
He really doesn't understand how inappropriate it is for a POTUS to speak negatively of the press. What weight it can carry as far as influence goes.
It was only a matter of time before that initial response would be shown to be a load of horse shit. Whenever he has a non-biting response to something, we basically have to wait just 24 hours before he can't help himself and attack the victims of anything.
He really doesn't understand how inappropriate it is for a POTUS to speak negatively of the press. What weight it can carry as far as influence goes.
Or he does and hopes to see his supporters kill his critics. This is man who has made a habit of palling around with murderous dictators while shunning and attacking democratic leaders across the world. Don't pretend he's innocent.
They should have been taking her to task on her bullshit a long time ago, but better late than never I guess.
If the next journalist there isn't going to repeat the same question because it was never answered, and every other journalist repeating the process until someone in this horrible administration actually has to answer a fucking question, what does it matter?
There's nothing Trump wants more than to stay in the headlines. He's an attention-seeking egomaniac. If the media would grow a pair, unite together and agree to not cover him, he'd have Fox and nothing else.
No, this isn't holding them to task because they still avoided the task and everyone else just let it slide.
They should have been taking her to task on her bullshit a long time ago, but better late than never I guess.
If the next journalist there isn't going to repeat the same question because it was never answered, and every other journalist repeating the process until someone in this horrible administration actually has to answer a fucking question, what does it matter?
There's nothing Trump wants more than to stay in the headlines. He's an attention-seeking egomaniac. If the media would grow a pair, unite together and agree to not cover him, he'd have Fox and nothing else.
No, this isn't holding them to task because they still avoided the task and everyone else just let it slide.
It's fucking infuriating.
Or better yet, they could grow a pair, unite together and agree to cover him.
He's been getting away with a ton of things that he shouldn't be able to get away with (including winning the election in the first place) because there's an implicit agreement across all media to distort coverage of him to make him appear far more presidential than he really is.
They should have been taking her to task on her bullshit a long time ago, but better late than never I guess.
If the next journalist there isn't going to repeat the same question because it was never answered, and every other journalist repeating the process until someone in this horrible administration actually has to answer a fucking question, what does it matter?
There's nothing Trump wants more than to stay in the headlines. He's an attention-seeking egomaniac. If the media would grow a pair, unite together and agree to not cover him, he'd have Fox and nothing else.
No, this isn't holding them to task because they still avoided the task and everyone else just let it slide.
It's fucking infuriating.
Or better yet, they could grow a pair, unite together and agree to cover him.
He's been getting away with a ton of things that he shouldn't be able to get away with (including winning the election in the first place) because there's an implicit agreement across all media to distort coverage of him to make him appear far more presidential than he really is.
Sure, if they're willing to stop sugar coating everything and finally call a spade a spade with regards to his bullshit, I could get on board with that.
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There were a lot of questions about the White House's culpability, fortunately.
Of course, Sanders also claimed Trump won the popular vote, so...
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While it may only be temporary while a full time replacement is sought, Al Roker got his old job back today after Megyn Kelly’s firing.
A silver lining, at least. Kelly being replaced by a black dude and Arab-American (Hoda Kotb) has a bit of karmic justice to it.
There is video footage, and as anyone could have predicted, it shows they are lying quite shamelessly.
He is pointing at the President making a gesture, looking in that direction. She tries to reach under his arm to grab the microphone at the same moment he brings his arm down in a gesture of emphasis. His arm lightly touches hers.
There is video footage, and as anyone could have predicted, it shows they are lying quite shamelessly.
He is pointing at the President making a gesture, looking in that direction. She tries to reach under his arm to grab the microphone at the same moment he brings his arm down in a gesture of emphasis. His arm lightly touches hers.
And then, noticing her, says "Oh! Pardon me ma'am" before continuing to ask his question.
This plus the video of him with the agent taking his badge certainly paint a picture.
This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history.
Between this and the firing of Sessions today I kind of expect Jim Acosta to be the first of many. Ask a question they don't like, get kicked out.
It would not surprise me if the last two years of his Presidency are nothing but continuous fussy temper tantrums like these exhibited today.
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Would an ACLU lawsuit against the White House be possible here?
And just as importantly, is Sarah Huckabee's tweet admissable as evidence that the White House is willfully denying first amendment rights to a member of the press? I ask because she specifically cites "today's incident," and the only thing that happened was Jim Acosta asking Trump questions. He didn't raise his voice or get snarky so even if some shill-ass judge heard this argument, they'd have a hard time trying to say Acosta deserved it.
Between this and the firing of Sessions today I kind of expect Jim Acosta to be the first of many. Ask a question they don't like, get kicked out.
It would not surprise me if the last two years of his Presidency are nothing but continuous fussy temper tantrums like these exhibited today.
He's only gonna get worse as the investigations into him ramp up.
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BTW via Raw Story, surprising nobody, when you go back to the video for immediate review you can see that Jim didn't actually lay a hand on the staffer while she in fact got ahold of him many times. Not that this fucking matters.
“We’ll never tolerate a reporter accidentally bumping his arm into a young woman, but by golly will we support rapists and molesters like Kavanaugh for Supreme Court and Roy Moore for Senate!”
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I said it in the SE thread but if the major media giants can't present a united front over this then I honestly feel they're beyond any point of return
It is such an easily disproven lie and such a flagrant attack on the freedom of the press that if they can't stop stirring the pot for ratings over this and take a stand then they never will and Trump and Pals will just keep chipping away further at the first amendment
This press conference seems to be as a result of the press talking among themselves and deciding "We should all challenge Trump on his lies." So I don't know where the cynicism is coming from. Isn't this what we wanted them to do? And it's clearly getting under Trump's skin.
“We’ll never tolerate a reporter accidentally bumping his arm into a young woman, but by golly will we support rapists and molesters like Kavanaugh for Supreme Court and Roy Moore for Senate!”
She's the one that was touching him and getting all up in his face. It's not like he grabbed her by the pussy or something. Hypocrites.
This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history.
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He really doesn't understand how inappropriate it is for a POTUS to speak negatively of the press. What weight it can carry as far as influence goes.
Or he does and hopes to see his supporters kill his critics. This is man who has made a habit of palling around with murderous dictators while shunning and attacking democratic leaders across the world. Don't pretend he's innocent.
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It had to be made personal first for them to notice.
If the next journalist there isn't going to repeat the same question because it was never answered, and every other journalist repeating the process until someone in this horrible administration actually has to answer a fucking question, what does it matter?
There's nothing Trump wants more than to stay in the headlines. He's an attention-seeking egomaniac. If the media would grow a pair, unite together and agree to not cover him, he'd have Fox and nothing else.
No, this isn't holding them to task because they still avoided the task and everyone else just let it slide.
It's fucking infuriating.
Or better yet, they could grow a pair, unite together and agree to cover him.
He's been getting away with a ton of things that he shouldn't be able to get away with (including winning the election in the first place) because there's an implicit agreement across all media to distort coverage of him to make him appear far more presidential than he really is.
Sure, if they're willing to stop sugar coating everything and finally call a spade a spade with regards to his bullshit, I could get on board with that.
Of course, Sanders also claimed Trump won the popular vote, so...
A silver lining, at least. Kelly being replaced by a black dude and Arab-American (Hoda Kotb) has a bit of karmic justice to it.
So, ah, he calls CNN fake news all the time, so he's is calling them specifically the enemy of the people
It would appear that following today's press conference, the White House has made Acosta persona non grata.
now with video!
Trump literally said "CNN is the enemy of the people" today.
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I'm guessing Sanders tweet is the administration's line behind revoking his pass
EDIT: Scrolling down, it is indeed their reasoning:
Was there video footage? Should make it relatively straightforward in a room with several dozen reporters.
He is pointing at the President making a gesture, looking in that direction. She tries to reach under his arm to grab the microphone at the same moment he brings his arm down in a gesture of emphasis. His arm lightly touches hers.
And then, noticing her, says "Oh! Pardon me ma'am" before continuing to ask his question.
This plus the video of him with the agent taking his badge certainly paint a picture.
EDIT: Ink found it before I could
Haha. The second tweet in Sanders' thread..
This is the video of the supposed incident
(Also the NYT, on alternate days when they're sucking up to him, Jared and Ivanka, and not "failing")
It would not surprise me if the last two years of his Presidency are nothing but continuous fussy temper tantrums like these exhibited today.
And just as importantly, is Sarah Huckabee's tweet admissable as evidence that the White House is willfully denying first amendment rights to a member of the press? I ask because she specifically cites "today's incident," and the only thing that happened was Jim Acosta asking Trump questions. He didn't raise his voice or get snarky so even if some shill-ass judge heard this argument, they'd have a hard time trying to say Acosta deserved it.
He's only gonna get worse as the investigations into him ramp up.
Also I never imagined this thread would get so directly relevant again. Usually it's shit Trump is saying and not what he's doing.
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It is such an easily disproven lie and such a flagrant attack on the freedom of the press that if they can't stop stirring the pot for ratings over this and take a stand then they never will and Trump and Pals will just keep chipping away further at the first amendment
She's the one that was touching him and getting all up in his face. It's not like he grabbed her by the pussy or something. Hypocrites.
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