Posted on 03/05/2020 8:03:50 PM PST by bitt
By any stretch of the imagination, the FOX news town hall for President Trump was a stunning success. That this comes as some sort of surprise to some is the question.
Only those who have remained deliberately unaware could have been surprised.
The 45th president was in his fine form for his roughly 58 minutes or so on screen. Those who thought that the team of Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum would somehow 'take the president down' were sadly mistaken.
Indeed, some out there thought Martha might have a Meghan Kelly moment.
First of all, that moment may have helped her career (money wise, anyway) but it never really hurt the president that much. Second, MacCallum is far more professional than Kelly ever was, and wouldn't pull such stunts.
Never asked him about 'Q', either.
Instead, with a very friendly audience and a relaxed environment, he was able to address everything thrown at him. The virus led the parade, and he made a forceful case for closing the border early and the various contingencies they have.
But he also said the silver lining was 'people staying in the country to spend their money'.
Hard to argue that. Indeed, time and again he just dealt with the issues with common sense and a very obvious honesty. The Afghan pullout was framed as an inevitability; after all just HOW many decades do you want to spend there?
They have been warriors of the Khyber Pass for a thousand years. Some things just don't change quickly. Same with Syria.
Why are we on the Syria/Turkey border? Let them sort out their own problems.
The audience was friendly, yes. But they loved the right moments. Ones that spoke of strength, safety, security and of course, opportunity. When questioned about the differences between he and the Previous Occupant he simply said it all here:
'We really feel that we're saving the country'. No more detail needed. The audience roared their approval. His only weak spot -and this is on the GOP congress of Paul Ryan- was the whole issue of health care.
The best part was his admission that as much as the Affordable Health Care Act stinks, they are 'managing it as good as they possibly can' as opposed to letting it fail.
One wonders if the other side would care enough about the citizens as he does.
That answer is simple. They would throw anybody and anything over the side to regain power. This is what makes them who, and what they are. The power is privilege bestowed upon them by themselves to be controlled into perpetuity.
To a man like Donald J Trump -and most of those who vote for him- this is unthinkable. They would much rather serve, get the job done, and go back to private life. 45 said he misses the freedom of being spontaneous.
He just can't walk out on Pennsylvania Avenue and go shopping. He poked fun at being a germophobe, and not liking to shake hands. He knows handshaking goes with the territory.
He still doesn't like it much, as he admitted laughingly.
The president did display one thing all night. His confidence in all things USA, and a glowing take on the future. Which when compared to the dismal Orwellian dystopia the Dems like to scare you with is refreshing, to say the least.
The hour raced by. This was one that you actually wanted more of. FOX pundit Chris Stirewalt was impressed; he thought the president was 'amazing' and 'calmed the fears of any undecided who may have watched tonight'.
He was all that. That it was any surprise to people is the what's funny...
it was the camera angle. Seems to be that he has a swatch of grey at that place. I watched when he turned his head that way and it appeared normal.
Now, to be sure, I cant imagine why he would be getting grey...HA!
Martha tried a gotcha with the follow up question to the Democrat who voted for Trump. She teed it up for the guy to bash Trump and he didn’t. He praised him even more for cutting regulations and getting the economy rolling. Trump laughed and told Martha that it wasn’t the answer she was looking for. Trump was great. She got caught and he called her on it with humor and diplomacy.
I think it was dealing with the microphone. It appeared to be a thing of plastic pasted to his head, and his hair was slicked back on the sides. Really bad job by the hairdresser to not hide it better and then go from wet shiny on the sides to dry and natural on top.
MaCallum has always been a Never Trumper and I can’t stand Brett Baier. I watched a few minutes of it while I was I work and I wanted to reach through the screen and punch the two of them.
Thanks so much for posting the link to the town hall meeting. You are the best.
I think he is doing well with the coronavirus task force, and his serious personality is exactly what is needed to project calm and competance.
Nice blog. With this one Town Hall, President Trump outclassed all the Democrat debates. And he fielded some tough questions.
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Yes. Trump was better than ever, and the questions and the audience were great too.
It was a spectacular performance.
I've never seen DJT better.
And ......... it was surely welcome in these crazy times.
I decided to watch this on YouTube. When McCallum introduces President Trump, everyone stands with the exception of Brett Bier. After he comes out and thanks the audience, then he is standing. What a dipshit.
The first question from the audience - a Katherine Pugh. As Austin Powers would say, “that’s a man, baby!”
Second audience question about rhetoric and insult politics. President Trump slams Bush and the RINOs by saying if they do not fight back, he is not up there being interviewed. Great answer!
“...When around general public, the [Q] policy is like Rule #2 You do not talk about The Fight Club!””
More like Star Trek’s Prime Directive: When on backwater planets, do not debunk the Quaint mythologies of the inhabitants.
Questions on judges concerning what President Trump has said and what Schumer has said. President Trump makes the point that he responds to criticism and has not threatened the Justices.
I noticed that too. Did the dolt think he was going to stay seated to send some sort message of “fairness”?
Did you mean milquetoast?
Coherently answered any and all questions.
Bet Ole Joe couldn’t have done so.
Of course you missed it. It won't happen until Thursday, 5 May according to "getting Trump".
He’s totally at ease with we the people. Love our President.
Stirewalt hates Trump, and the fact that he was impressed tells you how good Trump was to the average viewer.
Stirewalt is a putz but he is an insider and when he is impressed...WOW.
I love Trump so when I see him I have to remind myself that about 40-45% of the people in the USA HATE every thing about him.
It's not rational, but there has been so much media drum beating against Trump, that if you were predisposed against him, you could easily become an irrational hater.
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