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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: Hojczyk

They can have a bench seat in the tumbrel.


81 posted on 10/30/2016 4:58:20 PM PDT by gasport (Live and Let Live)
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To: gaijin

Oh, there’s gonna be some changes to whats considered the WH Press Pool..


82 posted on 10/30/2016 5:00:04 PM PDT by Swanks
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To: 9YearLurker
Kellyanne is so smoothly effective.

Kellyane's reply was perfect: the pressholes need to earn our respect before we show them any respect.

83 posted on 10/30/2016 5:02:03 PM PDT by Vision Thing (You see the depths of my heart, and You love me the same...)
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To: editor-surveyor

I wish I knew.


84 posted on 10/30/2016 5:03:17 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Hojczyk

Is this from the onion?


85 posted on 10/30/2016 5:04:08 PM PDT by bankwalker (Does a fish know that it's wet?)
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To: Hojczyk
Hey Wolfie - let's play a little "Art of the Deal".

Have your camera people show true crowd size at all rallies - both Trump and Clinton, then Trump will ease back a little regarding how absolutely corrupt you are.

86 posted on 10/30/2016 5:04:19 PM PDT by politicket (1 1/2 million attended Obama's coronation - only 14 missed work!)
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To: Hojczyk

87 posted on 10/30/2016 5:05:24 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: cabojoe
"CNN’s “journalists” aren’t there to cover the rallies...they’re there to cover protests and violence. They suck."

interesting, isn't it, that since the light of day was shined on hildabeast/DNC/creamer's dirty tricks operation that the violence has been shut down at trump rallies?

88 posted on 10/30/2016 5:10:37 PM PDT by thinden
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To: ought-six
Great quote and absolutely true.


89 posted on 10/30/2016 5:10:38 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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To: Hojczyk

Yeah Wolf. We’ll treat them with the same respect that you all have for us deploreables and republicans.


90 posted on 10/30/2016 5:10:42 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Hillary Clinton, the elderly woman's version of "I dindu nuffins.")
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I was there right behind the MSM stooge corral and they were intimidated. Kinda of scary having 20,000 people who you have constantly lied about and denigrated breathing down your neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsuekNDK_FI


91 posted on 10/30/2016 5:11:03 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: Hojczyk
media now needs their safe space...

BEST...
ELECTION...
EVERRR...

92 posted on 10/30/2016 5:13:55 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (ELITE IMMUNITY: how the NWO puppetsmasters / puppets continue to function)
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To: Hojczyk

Put some ice on it, Wolf, you stupid, worthless, propagandist turd.


93 posted on 10/30/2016 5:15:37 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Hojczyk

Where was Wolf when Obama used the IRS as the Gestapo to REPEATEDLY audit devout Catholic professors who spoke out against the HHS mandate? Where was Wolf when the Little Sisters of the Poor wanted to just feed the hungry or clean feces off the butts of this too sick to to it themselves, without the abortion mandate? Where was Wolf when over 20 women cried out rape against Bill Clinton and Hillary moved to silence every rape victim with threats of intimidation? If he doesn’t see tragedy, immense tragedy and suffering HIS silence has caused the rape victims, the nuns and the Catholic professors, he should immediately step down. We all know that won’t happen. Pretend victims triumph over real victims in this Orwellian world.


94 posted on 10/30/2016 5:32:36 PM PDT by STJPII
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To: Hojczyk

The wolf that cried boy


95 posted on 10/30/2016 5:35:33 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: Hojczyk

We need to find the trail of money that they receive from these politicians


96 posted on 10/30/2016 5:43:54 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Hojczyk

You miserable propagandist deserve everything you get.


97 posted on 10/30/2016 5:45:44 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: Hojczyk

That remark takes b@!!s.......I didn’t know Wooof had any but I guess he does when it concerns himself and his band of merry Hillary surrogates! When desperate you’ll say anything.


98 posted on 10/30/2016 5:46:48 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Dawgreg

Dearest wolfzie and other purported “journalists”. Self-exile is your best option. You are trash.


99 posted on 10/30/2016 5:52:34 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: Hojczyk
No quarter for Uniparty's jackals. black flag photo: Flag Of Black Caesar FlagofBlackCaesar.jpg Go Trump! Win win win
100 posted on 10/30/2016 6:04:42 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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