Posted on 02/17/2017 6:44:39 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Presidential press conferences will never be the same again.
Donald Trump, giving press conferences as president, is like a cross between Fidel Castro’s long-windedness and machismo and Christopher Walken’s theatrical presence — and nobody else in the room can compete with that.
This was on display Thursday, when after a week’s worth of his administration being buffeted by a hurricane of negative media coverage — some of it deserved, some much less so — the president turned himself loose in the East Room.
An hour and 15 minutes later, he walked out of what could be described as a smoldering ruin.
Trump touted his administration’s achievements and advertised major reforms on the way in health care and tax policy, hinted that he’ll have a new immigration/travel order next week to moot the judicial assault on his constitutional power by the Ninth Circuit, announced a new Labor Secretary nominee to replace Andy Puzder — Alex Acosta, who is (we learned) not related to CNN White House reporter Jim Acosta — and absolutely took the mainstream media to task for their snarling behavior since his inauguration. It was a freewheeling, wide-open, raucous barroom brawl of a presser, with Trump taking on every questioner with swagger and New York moxie — Ari Fleischer called it a “friendly hostility” — while pushing back against narrative after narrative.
Trump’s effectiveness in punishing the Democrat press for its feeding frenzy surrounding the Mike Flynn resignation could be seen by the reaction. Jake Tapper accused him of “whining.” Shepard Smith cast aside any pretense of — not objectivity, but composure. Chuck Todd screamed about his “delegitimization” of the press, calling it “un-American” and “not a laughing matter.”
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‘Plus they have an alternate source of information with the Internet.’
This is crucial. And on the Net, the Establishment is moonbat liberal, and the ‘rebels,’ are conservative.
the problem is that relatively few folks (less than 5%) see it unfiltered. The rest get it through media summaries - and just see their take.
I was in transit yesterday - and at both my gates - CNN was loud. And they had a completely different take - unfortunately, most people were watching. I wante to scream @ CNN
It was our after dinner entertainment last night. Best Press conference ever
I didn’t know skiing had topped snowboarding with the teen generation. Interesting!
Trump definitely factors into this sea change. The teachers and other authority figures went too all-in on Hilary. Teens can be ruthless in spotting fakes, and Hillary fairly screams Fake! at every turn. Trump is genuine, warts and all—and teens love him.
No teleprompter, and no wide screen tv in the middle of the room with big letters continuously scrolling on what the next question is and how to answer it.
I love how Trump has co-opted the term “fake news” which was originally coined by the libs.
If they get rid of President Trump, they WILL kill 25 million of us to shut us up.
It's all about controlling the Supreme Court. I'd lay money that the Senate Democrats and the #FakeStreamMedia combine to block President Trump's Supreme Court picks.
Trumpzilla!!
Bwah hah hah hah hah!!
Invite him to step around back of the building...
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the national press corps down.
Helpless liars in the press corps’ room
Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them.
He picks up a mike and he throws it back down
Wades through their crap. This is now his town.
Oh no, they say he’s got to go go go Trumpzilla
Oh no, there goes the WaPo go go Trumpzilla.
History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of men
Well, he is a Major after all. That's no small accomplishment! But I guess he's still irritated his parents didn't name him Colonel.
It's not so on Twitter, where Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey allows people who threaten Trump's life to stay on Twitter.
This may come to force of arms, and The Muslim Seditionist, Zerobama, has seditious embeds within the US military.
I know of one retired Special Forces colonel whose wife, a reporter purporter & a former employee of the Pentagon, was talking about a coup several weeks ago.
The seditious scumbag "colonel" lets it all hang out on Twitter.
We may have to fight these people in our own country.
I agree this was one of the most important points. Trump came in with a good chance of finding some area of mutual benefit where US and Russia could work together. At least a possibility. But with all this incessant anti-Russian pollution, drumming up bad feelings, insulting Russia -- even if the Russians see through it, it impacts what they can do (they have a public also) and what Trump can do. So one has to conclude that they are doing this on purpose to make sure that Trump and Putin can't ever get anything going.
If Trump can get Russia and the USA on the same page, there's a Nobel Peace Prize in that accomplishment, even though we can never expect the Lefties in Norway to help Trump one little bit.
It did go too long. The WH should stop the media’s statements before asking questions. President Trump should follow a strict guideline and not repeat himself so much.
But, don’t you just love the way he has boxed in the press?
I asked a lib relative about it. She sniffed, “I read the transcript. He doesn’t even speak in complete sentences!”
This is what the morons in the news media industry just don't get. Trump is actually trying to help them. They are thoroughly discredited in the eyes of true Americans. In their pompous self-righteousness they won't see it, or may be they can't.
I’m not sure skiing has over come snowboarding it just seems like much more popular with the kids these days than lets say a decade ago. Not a fact just an observation
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