Posted on 02/15/2017 4:53:43 PM PST by Kaslin
Following President Trump’s Wednesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker passive aggressively savaged Christian Broadcast Network’s David Brody and Townhall editor Katie Pavlich for questions to Trump that Welker deemed not to be “tough questions” concerning Mike Flynn.
Welker told NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt that it was “striking” to witness the President inform the media that he believe Flynn “was treated unfairly” thanks to “leaks in the media — leaks by the intelligence community to the media.”
Welker Passive Aggressively Attacks Brody, Pavlich for Not Asking Trump ‘Tough Questions’
However, what drew Welker’s ire was that Trump “didn’t answer the key question here” that “his former National Security Adviser apparently had a conversation with the Russian ambassador about sanctions before President Trump was even sworn into office.”
Of course, Welker totally ignored the fact that a, the press conference concerned U.S.-Israeli relations and b, Brody asked about Flynn in his question (when questioners on Monday’s Canadien joint press conference didn’t mention him).
Instead, she chose to move the goal posts about what reporters should be asking the President and refuse to call out Brody and Pavlich by name when she uncorked this complaint:
Also worth noting, the President wasn’t pressed on this at all, so he didn't really have to answer tough questions about why it took him nearly three weeks to fire Flynn, despite the fact he was warned by the Department of Justice. There were a few other headlines, Lester, worth noting. The fact that you heard the President say he would be open to both a one or two-state solution, that's a large departure from U.S. Middle East policy.
It’s particularly rich that Welker would criticize Brody and Pavlich for not having sufficiently “pressed” Trump seeing as how her network featured serial liar Brian Williams sparing with George W. Bush and cozying up to Barack Obama.
Perhaps most egregiously about NBC’ was that Welker had been one-time colleagues with Chelsea Clinton. We all know how that worked out.
Whether it’s The Washington Post’s Anne Gearan asking Hillary Clinton what she’ll tell granddaughter Charlotte about the election or NPR’s Tamara Keith inquiring with Clinton how she felt about supporters getting teary-eyed, we at NewsBusters can’t recall Welker ever being upset about those instances of softballs.
It’s particularly rich that Welker would criticize Brody and Pavlich for not having sufficiently “pressed” Trump seeing as how her network featured serial liar Brian Williams sparing with George W. Bush and cozying up to Barack Obama.
Perhaps most egregiously about NBC’ was that Welker had been one-time colleagues with Chelsea Clinton. We all know how that worked out.
Whether it’s The Washington Post’s Anne Gearan asking Hillary Clinton what she’ll tell granddaughter Charlotte about the election or NPR’s Tamara Keith inquiring with Clinton how she felt about supporters getting teary-eyed, we at NewsBusters can’t recall Welker ever being upset about those instances of softballs.
Here’s the relevant portion of the transcript from the NBC News Special Report on February 15:
NBC News Special Report February 15, 2017 12:43 p.m. Eastern
KRISTEN WELKER: Well, it was striking, Lester. That was his reaction to the fact that it he asked for his own National Security Adviser's resignation, saying he was treated unfairly. He was effectively referencing what he calls leaks in the media — leaks by the intelligence community to the media. But he didn't address the key question here. The fact that his former National Security Adviser apparently had a conversation with the Russian ambassador about sanctions before President Trump was even sworn into office. Also worth noting, the President wasn’t pressed on this at all, so he didn't really have to answer tough questions about why it took him nearly three weeks to fire Flynn, despite the fact he was warned by the Department of Justice. There were a few other headlines, Lester, worth noting. The fact that you heard the President say he would be open to both a one or two-state solution, that's a large departure from U.S. Middle East policy.
The temper tantrum continues.
Lester Holt, kiss our ass!
“Do you still beat Melania?”
“Why is the she so unhappy?”
“Why did you instruct Flynn to lie about his ongoing contact with Russia?”
That’s what I’d expect—all loaded, all Catch 22 questions with the negatives implied in the phrasing.
Sounds like Welker is mimicking the leftist moles on this forum, and others like John McCain.
Trump shouldn’t have fired Flynn in the first place.
And he defends him after the fact. That’s showing loyalty to a guy who wasn’t even allowed to defend himself?
Mr. President, your answer sucked.
I applaud Trump for choosing news organizations that will ask questions that are relevant to the Trump-Netanyahu meeting and matters involving Israel-US geo-politics. Why should he allow the rabid liberal media to poison the press conference with their scandal/gotcha inquiries?
GO WELKER!! Right you are buddy.. Go Red Raiders!!
I don’t remember the “media” ever asking the Kenyan any “tough questions”. Everyone was too busy kissing the Kenyan’s ring and did not want to be labeled as being a “rasis”.
Welker is another half-breed, just like Obola!
https://www.reference.com/world-view/kristen-welker-s-ethnicity-race-fc78473ca647b3da
Here’s a toughie https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0nyaNOA6FWI
Why is a person like Welker in any position of responsibility in the United States of America?
What has been done to my country?
When did you ask any tough questions to that arrogant former occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Barack Hussein 0bama?
Flynt resigned. He wasn’t fired
So do I.
Meanwhile when Obama was President these same “Journalists” really asked Obama the “tough” questions, such as what NCAA team he thinks will win the Final Four and of course the toughest question of all “How is your dog doing?”
Wow that is a hardball question to ask a president. The nerve of that reporter.
Pretty much what I was thinking.
I remember maybe one time that Obama was asked a "tough question," and on that occasion the reporter who asked the question was turned on by the rest of the White House press pool, which formed a mob and chased him from the event (which, IIRC, was an outdoor buffet of some sort).
Katie’s a cutie.
If President Trump’s ‘strategery’ is to get the rats to drop any lingering pretense of professionalism he is doing a heluva job!
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