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White House Reporter: ‘We Are Not the Enemy of the People, We Are the People’
freebeacon ^ | May 9, 2018 | David Rutz

Posted on 05/10/2018 6:17:20 AM PDT by MarvinStinson

Karem: One of Trump's supporters could harm a reporter 'to prove their worth to the president'

Playboy White House reporter Brian Karem blasted President Donald Trump's continued criticism of the media Wednesday, declaring of himself and the White House press corps, "we are the people."

Karem, who also serves as a CNN political analyst, added he was worried one of Trump's supporters would harm a journalist "to prove their worth to the president."

Trump aroused the ire of the White House press corps Wednesday morning when he suggested potentially yanking media credentials, calling the press "corrupt" and "Fake News" in a tweet. He also suggested negative news about his administration was "fake."

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump The Fake News is working overtime. Just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the Network News about me is negative (Fake). Why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt? Take away credentials?

7:38 AM - May 9, 2018 106K 77.4K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy White House Correspondents Association President Margaret Talev said in a statement that such a move would be "an unconscionable assault on the First Amendment."

Reporter April Ryan, who recently suggested press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders wanted to physically fight her, said without the press, "you don't find out the necessary information that is coming from this White House."

"It's not about us," she said.

Karem said Trump's rhetoric about the media was dangerous.

"I've always been worried about the guy who's working a county fair somewhere in Montana; it's his first year on the job, and somebody who wants to prove their worth to the president is going to go out and harm that kid who's freshly to the field of reporters," he said.

CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta made a similar statement last month during an interview with Variety. He said a Trump supporter who might be mentally unstable could hurt a journalist if Trump kept up his attacks.

Karem said it was not possible to play "error-free baseball," saying Trump held the media to a higher standard than himself.

"He makes us the enemy. We're not the enemy of the people," he said. "We are the people. We are the people represented in that room … We have to be fair. We have to be fair. That's all there is to it, but at the end of the day, that cannot mean that we do not point out the foibles of a president who by saying this, proves he's unfit to hold office."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: enemywithin; media; trumpmedia
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To: MarvinStinson

“Playboy White House Reporter”?

That would be the first set of credentials I would pull. Replace it with the “Popular Mechanics White House Reporter.”


61 posted on 05/10/2018 7:23:36 AM PDT by Makana (“We have met the enemy and he is us." - W. Kelly)
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To: MarvinStinson

Wow was Orwell so right. These elitist pigs are more equal than other animals.


62 posted on 05/10/2018 7:26:14 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: magooey

that was the Sun King, Louis XIV, on his deathbed, and what he said was “Je m’en vais, mais l’État demeurera toujours.
(I am going away, but the State will always remain.)”


63 posted on 05/10/2018 7:27:41 AM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: MarvinStinson
We the people of which country?

You act more like agents of a country hostile to America.

You cheered every foul thing previous administrations did to weaken and imperil America, and damn everything that empowers America.

Where do your true loyalties really lie?

64 posted on 05/10/2018 7:27:49 AM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: MarvinStinson

Most of the hacks are Turds. Nothing more.


65 posted on 05/10/2018 7:29:36 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: MarvinStinson
White House Reporter: ‘We Are Not the Enemy of the People, We Are the People’

NO
YOU
ARE
NOT!

Not even close!

Goebbels might agree with you; the American citizenry -- not so much.

As soon as the MSM assumed the mantle of enemies domestic and vigorously pursued the role of Constitutional violators and activists, you abandoned your role as reporter of news, the necessary role of honestly informing citizens of what others are doing, and of events that touch the lives of 320+ millions of American residents, for better or for worse.

It's sad that you should choose instead to assume the role of absolute supporters of THE SWAMP, elected and appointed criminals; the clear enemies of THE PEOPLE.

Good luck with that.
Start resuming your proper role of reporting, and keep your opinions to yourselves, or just go away.

66 posted on 05/10/2018 7:37:51 AM PDT by publius911
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To: Kudsman
Great one-liner!
I plan to steal that...
67 posted on 05/10/2018 7:45:24 AM PDT by publius911
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To: MarvinStinson

Maybe he can explain this then...

“Just 13 percent of Americans believe that the media does a very good job covering both sides of political issues fairly.”


68 posted on 05/10/2018 7:46:00 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: MarvinStinson

“We are the people” ... that all think the same and hate a huge number of Americans.


69 posted on 05/10/2018 7:49:32 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: 2CAVTrooper
And these “reporters” complaining about being held to a high standard.... They are the ones who should be held to high standards.

The only high standard I ever expect to see from these traitors is about 8 feet of rope...

70 posted on 05/10/2018 7:49:50 AM PDT by publius911
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To: ealgeone

Hey Jim Acosta - are you still in the dark concerning a mentally unstable man who shot and nearly killed GOP U.S. Representative Steve Scalise last year during a baseball game?

These people are so despicable and with no conscience about their own behavior.


71 posted on 05/10/2018 7:50:01 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: MarvinStinson
karem, who also serves as a CNN political analyst, added he was worried one of Trump's supporters would harm a journalist "to prove their worth to the president."

.No.

They'd harm you because you are a Pravda-like propaganda medium that routinely lies outright.

72 posted on 05/10/2018 7:50:37 AM PDT by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Enemy Traitors should be afraid.


73 posted on 05/10/2018 7:58:04 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: MarvinStinson
"He makes us the enemy. We're not the enemy of the people," he said. "We are the people. We are the people represented in that room … We have to be fair. We have to be fair. That's all there is to it, but at the end of the day, that cannot mean that we do not point out the foibles of a president who by saying this, proves he's unfit to hold office."

They are not "fair" and they are not the "people", they represent the far Left, maybe at most 20% of the people filled with hatred for this president.

74 posted on 05/10/2018 7:58:29 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: MarvinStinson
"“I’ve always been worried about the guy who’s working a county fair somewhere in Montanas,” he said."


75 posted on 05/10/2018 8:05:29 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Travis McGee

WISATC. You sir, are a prophet.


76 posted on 05/10/2018 8:08:20 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: MarvinStinson

Polls routinely show that over 95% of national-level journalists vote Dem. This is NOT an proper sampling of the American electorate. In fact, this should be used the same way as racial quotas to get more conservatives into the media.


77 posted on 05/10/2018 8:12:25 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: MarvinStinson

No your not. When was the last time you actually traveled the whole country and talked to the people? You need to get out of your elitist fish bowl and look at the world and “STUDY” history.


78 posted on 05/10/2018 8:37:07 AM PDT by Retvet (Retvete)
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To: MarvinStinson

More like the Village People.


79 posted on 05/10/2018 8:43:52 AM PDT by Noumenon (It isn't racist if it's true, is it?)
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To: MarvinStinson

Sorry Karem, you perpetually angry and sweating pig, you ARE the enemy of the people! You are part of the hateful fake news media that attacks President Trump and his supporters every day. I’ve seen your many nasty tantrums in the White House press room, it’s all on video.

STFU, go do something productive like taking a shower and using clinical strength deodorant.


80 posted on 05/10/2018 8:49:16 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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