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Wolf Blitzer pleads for Trump to take it easier on journalists covering his rallies
Business Insider ^ | October 25,2015 | Mark Abadi

Posted on 10/30/2016 4:14:11 PM PDT by Hojczyk

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer called out Donald Trump for encouraging hostility toward journalists who cover his rallies.

Blitzer pleaded with Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway for the Republican nominee to take it easier on members of the press.

"They go to all the rallies, they're in this pen, he points to them, he sort of eggs the crowd on to go after them," Blitzer said. "And they're a lot of young journalists there. They're scared sometimes."

"I know them all, I respect them all," Conway began to answer, before Blitzer cut her off.

"He shouldn't be doing that," Blitzer fired back. "Could you talk to him and say to him, 'Mr. Trump, we only have a few days left. These are hardworking young journalists. They deserve some security.'"

Conway attempted to partially shift the blame to journalists themselves, who she said were being overly negative in their coverage of Trump.

"Their Twitter feed is for some of them, we've done an analysis, 85, 90% negative towards Donald Trump," Conway said. "You didn't hear anything good to say? There's nothing good to report that day that you would actually put in your Twitter feed? So I think the responsibility has to go both ways."

Trump supporters have redirected their anger to embedded journalists at his rallies. Some have described unusual levels of hostility they've encountered on the campaign trail.

On "The Situation Room" on Tuesday, Conway said she would relay Blitzer's request to the candidate, who she said was "probably watching right now."

If Trump was, the message fell on deaf ears. About 20 minutes later, at a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, Trump blasted the press once more.

"There is nothing more corrupt than those people," he said to roaring applause. "They are a corrupt group."

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To: TTFlyer
This morning Tapper played for Kelly a video of guy in a Trump shirt yelling jew-s-a at the press.

A probable plant.

21 posted on 10/30/2016 4:19:39 PM PDT by AU72
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To: cabojoe

Yep. If they want to be treated like journalists, then they should act like journalists instead of cheerleaders for the enemy.


22 posted on 10/30/2016 4:20:43 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Hojczyk
Wolf Blitzer has always been a sniveling bootlicker.

His tears are delicious.

23 posted on 10/30/2016 4:21:19 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Hojczyk

Wolfie misplaced his man card some years back.


24 posted on 10/30/2016 4:21:24 PM PDT by alarm rider (Basically, we are toast.)
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To: Hojczyk

Wolf Blitzer pleads for Trump to take it easier on democrat activists covering his rallies


25 posted on 10/30/2016 4:21:25 PM PDT by umgud (ban all infidelaphobics)
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To: Hojczyk

Kellyanne is so smoothly effective.


26 posted on 10/30/2016 4:22:09 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Hojczyk

CNN ... the home of the “Snowflake” news readers?


27 posted on 10/30/2016 4:23:09 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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To: Hojczyk

HEY WOOF!

The most dishonest human beings on the planet.

(including you)


28 posted on 10/30/2016 4:23:14 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Crooked Hillary is Goin' down!)
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To: Hojczyk

Wolf, like 90% of the propagandists, is a Klinton poodle.


29 posted on 10/30/2016 4:23:35 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Hojczyk

If Trunp wins you can be sure he won’t waste public dollars flying these lying a-holes around on the public dime. The White House press corps needs to be sh*t-canned. There should be a revolving set of reporters from outside of D.C.

The NSM cupboards is so hostile now it can’t get any Worth so why put up with them at all. Besides, Trump knows how to get around them and speak to the American people so he really doesn’t need them.


30 posted on 10/30/2016 4:23:47 PM PDT by WMarshal (Trump 2016 - because the Demorats are criminals and the GOP is the Gang Of Pussies)
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To: Hojczyk

Oh, pulllease...


31 posted on 10/30/2016 4:25:27 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Hojczyk

Trump deserves a vote for disemboweling the corrupt media... if nothing else.


32 posted on 10/30/2016 4:25:44 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Hojczyk

Should have told wb that the only danger from violence would be at the hands of the hillary paid infiltrators


33 posted on 10/30/2016 4:25:52 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Hojczyk

BWAHAHAHAHAAA!


34 posted on 10/30/2016 4:27:23 PM PDT by pa_dweller (Let the baby seal clubbing begin.)
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To: Hojczyk

They’re not reporters...they’re repeaters.
They’re not journalists...they’re journ-o-lists.
They’re not media (in the middle) they’re leftists.
They’re not commentators, they’re RATagandists!


35 posted on 10/30/2016 4:27:41 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Crooked Hillary is Goin' down!)
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To: Hojczyk

They aren’t “journalists” they are more like urinalists.


36 posted on 10/30/2016 4:28:08 PM PDT by euram
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To: Hojczyk
And they're a lot of young journalists there. They're scared sometimes."

scared? Gee Wolf, just how young are they?! Don't they know that journalism takes a courageous type person? ..no, guess they don't..

37 posted on 10/30/2016 4:28:38 PM PDT by uncitizen (Drain.The.Swamp!)
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To: Hojczyk

Wolf Blitzer needs to follow Harry Reid into retirement and then we will see if any of those young journalists can be more impartial.


38 posted on 10/30/2016 4:29:13 PM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Hojczyk

Hey Wolf,take it easy on democrat talking points,the rest will take care of itself


39 posted on 10/30/2016 4:30:25 PM PDT by ballplayer (hvexx NKK c bmytit II iyijjhihhiyyiyiyi it iyiiy II i hi jiihi ty yhiiyihiijhijjyjiyjiiijyuiiijihyii)
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To: Hojczyk

journalists are Russians

except you can see the whelts on journalist whipping boys


40 posted on 10/30/2016 4:30:50 PM PDT by Thibodeaux (Exile Barack, Exile the Wookie, Exile Malia, Exile Shasha)
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