Posted on 04/13/2020 6:07:11 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Donald Trump absolutely lit up his own Coronavirus Task Force press briefing with a more than six-minute, tour-de-force media takedown that had CNN and MSNBC sputtering and reaching for the plug.
Trump said hello and turned the media briefing over to the NIH's Dr. Anthony Fauci to clarify his words uttered on CNN on shutting down the country earlier to prevent more deaths.
Then, Trump took over and it was ON. He listed the timeline of his response to the coronavirus and presented a video of incorrect statements by the press on COVID-19.
It was more than the Trumpiest of Trump updates, it was a Trump-de-Force:
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MSNBC and CNN, which usually begin taking the updates only after Trump has spoken, stayed with for Fauci and, when Trump began bagging on the media, bugged out early....
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Kick butt and take names
It was awesome....I kept looking for the pee spots on the floor...
I can hear Trump unload on Biden with the Barr/Durham Ukraine information during a debate.
Now Trump can get the inside information and use it.
Shine the light on the Rats and watch them run.
My impression from outside the country is that you’re lucky to have a businessman and not a politician as your leader. The difference in approach is obvious. Once the problem became clear, it was all hands on deck to formulate the best response available. A politician would be thinking more in terms of optics, like how will this play with the voters? what can I get away with not doing? etc.
Can you imagine the absolute disaster of a lurching, disoriented Democratic leader in charge of this challenge?
I’m guessing you can or you would be at some fake discussion site advancing fake narratives.
Well player.
Hey! It’s not water boarding if you use gasoline
Where is the video,I missed it.
Who was that young blond female reporter? She is as dumb as she is physically beautiful. Who did she F#&k to get a White House Press Pass?
He took no prisoners today! I love President Trump! He speaks for us! (Though I had a few saltier words to throw at the press jackals today. Luckily my dogs don’t repeat my words.)
water boarding is easier then what happened today.
GretchenInOK@GretchenInOK
And now we know the REST of the @PaulaReidCBS story!
Brooks A. Mick@SailFree
Paula Reid, CBS News, husband is a lobbyist and relations with China.
That video was a knockout punch, and the first question was if it was a political ad. Didn’t address the substance.
It was like he was clubbing baby seals.
More like whack-a-mole and he won!
Double DITTOS FRiend
Yes! The American people are sick of these fools!
This was the best presser yet.
Maggie Haberman furious that he had included a clip of her was hilarious!
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