Posted on 08/31/2020 10:42:22 PM PDT by weston
Fox News' Chris Stirewalt on the questions that reporters asked Joe Biden today.
"So seldom do reporters get to ask Joe Biden questions...And that was shamefully embarrassing." pic.twitter.com/Fj4TzxlL0X— Francis Brennan (@FrancisBrennan) September 4, 2020
Did they poll anyone below the rank of General?
Generals and Majors always seem so unhappy unless they got a war.
THEME: DOG PILE hate on Trump press conference?
VIDEO: Biden Q&A press conference was a SCRIPTED & STAGED Hollywood hand holding production
PROOF: Biden can only stay on one subject =
-Criticize Trump
-Trump talks mean!
–Trump lies & lies!
-Trump is a failure as a president! pic.twitter.com/QgG8DNvBif— poetWOAgun (@poetWOAgun) September 4, 2020
Not hard to connect dots anymore.
.@SharylAttkisson I didn’t recognize any of the “reporters” asking questions at Biden’s event. Are they fake reporters? Biden also looked down at pages during each question.— The TRUMP PAGE 🇺🇸 (@MichaelDeLauzon) September 4, 2020
where I live is central west Texas. Sometimes dry, sometimes humid.
yes, probably as you, working and living among liberals, you know they don’t think. As normal people do. We have to beat them at their own game.
I saw that , didn’t know he was a neverTrumper. I think Chris Wallace didn’t like that Biden wouldn’t give him an interview, so maybe he will ask a good question or two at the debate?
Joe Biden ended his speech and asked his staff to pick from their "list" of press to call on.
First question? From The Atlantic's Edward-Isaac Dovere.
What a joke this all is. pic.twitter.com/TuN44waceW— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 4, 2020
Grenell is killing the reporters.
Grenell - maybe you can’t find Kosovo on a map. maybe you are too young to understand the issue. Maybe some of the older reporters who understand the matter should step up. You don’t understand the situation. You reporters are still talking about DC issues, & not understanding.
The the reporters are actually asking “what changed today” Why does this matter” They are showing their absolute stupidity & lack of understanding of the agreement or what normalization even means. They absolutely do NOT know anything about what they are talking about or asking.
the enlisted troops polled more for Ttump.
In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August — nearly half of respondents (49.9 percent) had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to about 38 percent who had a favorable view. Questions in the poll had a margin of error of up to 2 percent.
Even with the steady decline, Trump’s popularity in the poll remains better than former President Barack Obama. Obama had a 36 percent favorable rating and a 52 percent unfavorable rating in a January 2017 Military Times poll.
Trump’s popularity slips in latest Military Times poll — and more troops say they’ll vote for Biden
The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members’ views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming November election among troops surveyed.
The results, collected before the political conventions earlier this month, appear to undercut claims from the president that his support among military members is strong thanks to big defense budget increases in recent years and promised moves to draw down troops from overseas conflict zones.
But the Military Times Polls, surveying active-duty troops in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, have seen a steady drop in troops’ opinion of the commander in chief since his election four years ago.
In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August — nearly half of respondents (49.9 percent) had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to about 38 percent who had a favorable view. Questions in the poll had a margin of error of up to 2 percent.
Among all survey participants, 42 percent said they “strongly” disapprove of Trump’s time in office.
The unfavorable number matches what an earlier Military Times Poll found in late 2019, while the favorable total slipped from just under 42 percent last year. In a poll conducted at the start of Trump’s presidency, 46 percent of troops had a favorable view of him, versus 37 percent who had an unfavorable opinion.
Even with the steady decline, Trump’s popularity in the poll remains better than former President Barack Obama. Obama had a 36 percent favorable rating and a 52 percent unfavorable rating in a January 2017 Military Times poll.
Still, the dipping popularity among troops — considered by Republican Party leaders to be part of the base of Trump’s support — could prove problematic for the president in the upcoming election.
Among active-duty service members surveyed in the poll, 41 percent said they would vote for Biden, the Democratic nominee, if the election was held today. Only 37 percent said they plan to vote to re-elect Trump.
Another 13 percent said they plan to vote for a third-party candidate, and nearly 9 percent said they plan on skipping the election altogether. About 40 percent of troops surveyed identified as Republican or Libertarian, 16 percent Democrats, and 44 percent independent or another party.
“It’s fair to say that Trump is not as popular as Republican nominees have been in the past among this group,” said Peter Feaver, a White House adviser to former President George W. Bush who now works as a political science professor at Duke University. “The bottom line is that in 2020, Trump can’t be claiming to have overwhelming support in the military.”
Poll limitations
Rosalinda Maury, director of applied research at IVMF, said the poll serves as an important reminder that the military — much like the rest of the country — is made up of a large collection of different experiences and perspectives.
“We do see consistencies from poll to poll, aspects of national security that may be more of a focus for a military audience,” she said. “But the military is not a homogenous population. You do see a variety of opinions, especially within subsets of the military.”
But she noted the poll, which has been administered in the same way for the past four years, is not a perfect snapshot of public opinion within the entire military force. The average age of poll respondents was nearly 39 years, and the participant pool was culled and verified from Military Times subscriber lists and databases.
Feaver said the poll “is a good sample of the career-oriented military members’ views, which may be different from the junior enlisted view of things.”
“But the president claims he has been good for the military, that they’re grateful that he has rescued them from the shambles. This shows that’s not the case with all of the military.”
The splits between officer and enlisted views within the poll are notable. More than 59 percent of officers said they have a poor view of the president, with more than half saying they strongly disapprove.
Among enlisted respondents, 47 percent said they have an unfavorable view, and nearly 39 percent a favorable view. Enlisted views of Trump’s performance in office have consistently been more favorable than those of officers in the poll over the last four years.
Feaver said that could be due to officers’ predisposition to long-term military careers, and a negative reaction to Trump’s comments against the “deep state” and other career federal positions.
If they make such a serious charge before an election they damn well better reveal their sources. If it were true, why sit on it for two years and then release it to a two bit organization like the Atlantic. Trump needs to take legal action.
Thanks for the info.
To me, this is disappointing. I don't know what else Trump could do or how much more support he could show towards the military.
This is my opinion, but even though Briana wasn’t a model citizen, the problem with this case is the no knock warrents. Plenty of people of all races have been killed, including children.
This is not a race issue.
.@RichardGrenell brings the 🔥🔥:
"This is atrocious... You might be too young to understand what this issue is about. Maybe the older journalists should step up and say, 'This is a big deal...' I am astounded about what happens in DC & especially [in the White House Briefing.]" pic.twitter.com/GP3injzowY— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 4, 2020
- @RichardGrenell goes off on the press in the briefing room: “This is atrocious … I’m astounded at what happens in Washington, DC and especially in this room … people aren’t listening to you anymore, it’s really a crisis in journalism.”— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 4, 2020
Trump should put a montage together of Biden groping and sniffing girls.
Kayleigh followed Grenelll. She tore into The Atlantic article & left with NO questions.
sorry I missed that. I think Joe said he doesn’t know the details but it could hurt the Palestinian cause. Joe, you can make some of the people happy some of the time, but you can’t make all of the people happy all of the time.
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