Posted on 01/03/2019 6:29:40 PM PST by Kaslin
As reported here on Townhall by my boss Matt, President Trump made a special appearance this evening in the White House briefing room where he congratulated Nancy Pelosi on becoming Speaker of The House while also speaking to his main point of urging Democrats to support and fund the wall.
Trump yet again stated that without a wall, you couldn't have a secure U.S. and Mexico border. President Trump brought different voices to the table by having former, and current border patrol agents there to speak to why a wall is non-negotiable.
"Without a wall you can not have border security," Trump stated, after statements from border patrol officers.
"Without a very strong form of barrier, call it what you will, but without a wall you can't have border security it won't work," Trump added.
WATCH:
Brandon Judd, a 21-year border patrol veteran, thanks President Trump for his support and says walls work.
“I can personally tell you, from the work that I have done on the southwest border, that physical barriers, that walls, actually work.” pic.twitter.com/iMiD4eAMns— Kyle Morris (@RealKyleMorris) January 3, 2019
First time @realDonaldTrump visits the #PressBriefing room. Talks #BorderSecurity #BorderWall #GovtShutdown but no questions @ICEgov @DHSgov @CBP pic.twitter.com/O2yuhIyIkl— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) January 3, 2019
The mainstream media and especially the folks over at CNN freaked out over President Trump not only taking the podium, but became furious by the fact he took zero questions from the press.
CNN White House reporter, Kaitlan Collins, was mainly triggered by President Trump not answering questions.
She wrote on Twitter, "It’s not a press briefing if you don’t take questions." She was also heard yelling in the background regarding the matter of not answering questions while President Trump and this team was exiting the briefing room.
It’s not a press briefing if you don’t take questions.— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 3, 2019
President Trump’s first time at the podium. pic.twitter.com/ZpUrGhcyXA— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 3, 2019
Brian Stelter, yet again of CNN, also became triggered over President Trump taking no questions after the briefing concluded:
The @PressSec announced a "briefing," but did not hold one. Trump spoke, but left without taking any Q's. A reporter shouted: "Sarah, are you coming back? Are you not taking any questions at all?" She didn't.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 3, 2019
And more outrage from CNN reporters over the briefing came later:
President Trump leaves briefing room without taking questions -- making it crystal clear that it was a political dog-and-pony show, rather than an attempt to answer questions about opening the government. No questions taken by Trump or Sanders in first WH briefing of year.— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) January 3, 2019
There were no questions taken by Sanders or Trump during the first press briefing of 2019.— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 3, 2019
This afternoon President Trump tweeted this video stressing the importance of building a wall:
pic.twitter.com/jsOrDtwdEa— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2019
Wish I had just the animated image without the CNN but with the Fake News spray.
Not that CNN doesn’t do just that.
Exactly. A briefing is where someone conveys information. A conference is where people have a discussion. She needs to learn the difference.
Walls work because walls can’t look the other way.
The lack of education of liberal reporters is outstanding.
They don’t understand the meaning of a ‘Briefing’.
It is most commonly associated to sitting down and LISTENING. Not about asking questions.
Of course walls work.
How many illegal Mexicans have invaded China?
Or would even want to.
From a CNN article.
Trump’s press ‘briefing’ that wasn’t
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/politics/trump-press-not-briefing/index.html
” But despite being billed as a press briefing, and taking place in the briefing room, Trump did not deliver a briefing (he took no questions) and instead gave a statement pressing for his border wall.”
The idiots don’t even know what a briefing is.
How the heck did these folks ever graduate from journalism school?
To brief does not mean Question and Answer!! Esp in a room full of snotheads.
She doesn’t know the difference between a Press Briefing and a Press Conference.
She must have skipped that Lecture in Journalism School while she was out Protesting or something.
And it was a beautiful thing to see. Thank you Mr. President.......lol
Thank you Mr. President.
Plenty of presidents have not taken questions after making a statement.
These people playing “journalists” are crybullies.
That’s true..hens give us eggs so my apologies to hens everywhere..and a special apology to Chikaletta from Paw Patrol LOL my nephew wanted me to says that :-)
Sensible lad! I have always wanted to say that!
The kids who went into journalism when I was in college were awful. The only people who did less work were the education majors.
The bar has just continually dropped.
The media think they are the boss. Trump is the BOSS.
Rinse and repeat a few more time Mr. President, and get these guys in line. When they won’t play nice, punk ‘em again.
Apology accepted on behalf of all the grandparents like me who have watched the same Paw Patrol videos again, and again, and again,,. LOL!
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