Surprisingly I didn't get that Trump email, must have been purged from the rolls after I declined to opportunity to purchase the red cap christmas ornament or the inauguration tumbler.
So after reading the transcript, that read as mostly an appeal to his base...the same base that barely won the election against one of the worst candidates ever. So assuming he makes it to 2020, it would appear his strategy is to hope the Dems once again nominate a terrible candidate. Dare to dream I suppose. The uranium bit though was utterly hilarious, SNL could not have done better.
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So after reading the transcript, that read as mostly an appeal to his base...the same base that barely won the election against one of the worst candidates ever. So assuming he makes it to 2020, it would appear his strategy is to hope the Dems once again nominate a terrible candidate. Dare to dream I suppose. The uranium bit though was utterly hilarious, SNL could not have done better.
I was in conference all day so I missed the Trump presser, but judging from the comments in this thread it was his most insane moment yet which seems to be the one thing you can count on from Trump: Just when you thought it couldn't get any more mentally unhinged, Trump reveals there's more levels than you could have ever imagined. I wonder if I should dare watch it or just go with the transcripts.
Also his choice to replace Flynn has refused the job. Would be totally amazing/hilarious if he dropped out after the presser.
I watched the entire press conference. I think it is worth a watch just to see Trump's facial expressions and mannerisms as he gets into it with a few of the reporters. The best part for me was his response regarding going into Mosul.
I love Thursdays because Scandal is on and for 42 minutes, I get to escape to a place with a less scandalous and ridiculous White House.
I was just thinking that the reason they must have postponed the next season of House of Cards was that they had to start over because it wasn't shocking enough.
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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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I would say journalism is asking the questions no one else is asking, and if the current crop of WASPs isn't representing your segment of the population, then you must step up.
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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.
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.
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