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Originally Posted by Delgar
While I will agree this press conference was a complete mess, consider this, from reporters there to "report" the news:
-A black lady asks a question about whether trump will include a black congress group in discussions on an issue
-A jewish guy advocates on behalf of jewish people before he even gets to his question
Now, while Trump's responses to both are deplorable, there is something else to consider here that in some ways supports his underlying frustration: In US journalism there is a problem with reporters not gathering facts and reporting. The questions they pose come with a political purpose.
Its easy to pick on the black lady asking a question about the black congress and a jewish guy asking about anti-semitism, but its clear what they are trying to do-- which is to get the president on record saying he will advocate for something or pick a position.
That is not journalism. This problem is one of the reasons Trump is now the president. The US needs real journalists.
Trump is not the right guy to rail against this and I'll agree he's a buffoon, but at some point the media has to take responsibility for the fact that they act more like politicians in question period than journalists.
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1. I think you're giving him way too much credit for having thought it through to the extent that you're describing.
2. He's basically slandering the mainstream media, calling them out by name for reporting facts. I think any tough questioning is deserved.
3. While those questions could maybe be construed as politically motivated, how do you know it's not journalism? It's possible they are just writing stories on those topics and would like a quote from the president.
A normal person would at least offer some niceties or platitudes. The president of the freaking United States should be able to answer a question about the black caucus without being a racist.