Posted on 01/27/2017 10:47:03 AM PST by Rennes Templar
President Donald Trump is plagued by insecurities about his coverage in the media, aides who were not authorized to speak to the press revealed to The Associated Press anonymously. Trump's aides think they have a solution, though: Get the president to watch less TV.
It's easier said than done:
After relishing in Friday's inaugural festivities, the new president grew increasingly upset the next day by what he felt was "biased" media coverage of women's marches across the globe protesting his election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Trump was particularly enraged with CNN, which he thought was "gloating" by continually running photos of the women's march alongside the smaller crowds that attended his inauguration the day before, according to this person, one of several White House aides and associates who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations. [The Associated Press]
Trump frequently responds to cable news coverage using his Twitter account, and he makes a point of calling or texting show hosts to react. "Most mornings, Trump flicks on the TV and watches Morning Joe, often for long periods of time, sometimes interrupted with texts to the hosts or panelists," Axios reported Tuesday.
And for the ex-reality TV star, the obsession is hard to curb:
Underscoring Trump's habit of stoking rivalries among his staff, he has told people he wants his counselor Kellyanne Conway to be on television more. He cheered her use of the phrase "alternative facts" in a recent interview as a way to counteract what he believes is the media's inherent bias.
Those around Trump are trying to get the cable news consumer-in-chief to be near a television less often, according to one person who has spoken with him.
I think Trump being active on FR would be a really bad idea - then he REALLY would never get anything done!
I would agree that it generally isn’t the best for most people to watch so much TV. My wife would watch the news and make it so personal she couldn’t get to sleep. I can’t imagine if she had Twitter back then and was firing back at them too!
Trump has probably been like this for most of his life. It doesn’t seem to dampen his success at all.
Pardon me if this has been said already, but are the fake newsmen who put this drivel out the same ones who bought Obama’s “JUST LIKE YOU, I LEARNED OF THIS FROM THE TV NEWS” hook line and sinker?
“The Weak” FAKE News.
Look, Trump is doing exactly the correct thing.
The BIGGEST threat to our country is the “News Media”. They MUST be DESTROYED!
Trump is doing just that. It isn’t easy. He MUST “stay the course” and never give in on this.
Funny how those gentlemen only attack other Republicans but never the democrats.
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Funny, like back in the 50’s—
Russia arrests 2 Americans for spying.
we would counter with
America arrests 5 Americans for spying.
Yep, that’s about how the rinos and democrats operate.
The man gets up at 6AM.
Watching TV is part of his morning routine.
He doesn’t need a bunch of sycophants filtering his news for him. He does this for himself and still manages to be more on top of events than anyone else around him.
So leave him alone; what he does works.
Once in awhile I check in on Morning Joe - moreso now. Fun to watch them squirm.
eff his advisors! We put Trump there because of his sassi-ness. Sic ‘em Donald!!
Anytime you see a story about me or my campaign saying "sources said," DO NOT believe it. There are no sources, they are just made up lies!
3:20 AM · Sep 30, 2016
President Donald Trump is plagued by insecurities about his coverage in the media, aides who were not authorized to speak to the press revealed to The Associated Press anonymously.
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No one who speaks “anonymously” has any credibility whatsoever, and neither does any news organization who passes on to the public such bullsh*t.
And given the crap that’s on the tube these days, news is the only thing worth watching.
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I don’t think you meant to imply that the news on the tube is worth watching, did you? Just a poor choice of words, I’m sure.
He needs to fight the media every day. They cannot be allowed to slip back into the camouflage of pretend ‘objective journalists.’
Trump needs to reveal them as they really are, as his (and our) political opponents, and that is a never-ending task that must be done daily.
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I have said essentially the same thing numerous times on this forum. We must take it to the enemy at every opportunity. NEVER give them a pass. Laugh at them, ridicule them, challenge them, expose their lies and deceit, and never offer any compromise whatsoever. This is not a game, it’s a war with the welfare of our country at stake.
Trump goes after every lie, every distortion, every made up fake news article.He is giving the dishonest press absolutely no wiggle room. They are held to account for their duplicity.
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Trump is a role model for all of us. Attack them at every opportunity. Never give them a pass. This no friendly game we’re playing with these anti-American leftists. It’s a war being fought over the survival of our country and our domestic enemy must be CRUSHED.
How do we know he’s not already here? ;-)
He seems to be implementing a lot of great FReeper ideas!
Compared to everything else that is on?
INSECURE? Barbra Streisand! He has the MSM on the RUN, and no one has EVER been able to do that!https://milo.yiannopoulos.net/2016/11/msm-trump-ditches-twice-one-day/
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