Posted on 02/18/2018 12:42:57 PM PST by Kaslin
John Sexton at Hot Air pinpointed an obnoxious Washington Post article on President Trump visiting the victims of the Parkland school shooting. Trump made a point of not bringing reporters with him as he visited victims, so he could milk the publicity out of it. We can predict reporters might have either (a) found it crass for Trump to be politicking in the hospital so soon or (b) found some gaffe in what he said to victims.
Post reporter Josh Dawsey openly editorialized that Trump doesn't care about victims as much as he wants to praise cops and first responders, and suggested that maybe Trump didn't meet with victims (despite Trump posting hospital pictures on Twitter):
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — President Trump, as he often does while responding to natural disasters, mass shootings or unfolding crises, spent much of his time congratulating the responders instead of memorializing the victims of Wednesday’s school shooting during a visit here Friday.
Trump, in two quick stops at a hospital and sheriff’s office near the school where 17 were killed and scores were injured, praised the doctors, police officers, fire officials and others who responded quickly to the mass shooting in Parkland, casting their response as heroic and record-setting.
“Incredible job, and everybody is talking about it,” Trump said of the response, with dozens of officers flanking a large circular conference room table on the fifth floor of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.
Trump said he saw victims at the hospital — he was not seen doing so — and even described one woman who suffered bullets to her lungs. That anecdote, though, quickly became about the officers, who responded within 20 minutes and saved her life.
So if reporters don't come along, it didn't happen? Isn't this the kind of maybe-it's-fake-news gambit they hate from Trump? Naturally, the Democrat newspaper underlined Trump was no Obama:
He did not give an emotional or rousing commemoration to the victims — like President Barack Obama’s after a mass shooting at a Charleston, S.C., church — nor did he publicly greet any families whose children were killed in the attack. Speaking at a funeral or a large vigil was not on the agenda. There were no calls for American resolve. There were no tears.
The visits were quick. For instance, Friday night, he was in the hospital for about 35 minutes, speaking to the news media for about 45 seconds. He was in the sheriff’s office a bit longer.
The president and his aides — who have been largely silent as Cabinet officials have been accused of wrongdoing and inappropriate spending, an immigration push failed, 13 Russians were indicted with spreading disinformation to help Trump in the election, new detailed accusations of his alleged affairs emerged and concerns grew about security clearances — did not take questions again Friday....
His critics and even some allies say he should look at changing laws after this latest mass shooting, and he probably would have been greeted by protesters had he visited a larger and less controlled setting, aides conceded.
Sexton noted that Washington Post colleague (and frequent MSNBC pundit) Philip Rucker praised the Dawsey article on Twitter: “Very nice @jdawsey1 dispatch on Trump at Florida hospital — not as comforter in chief, but as congratulator in chief. Keep reading to the end.”
Rucker was drawing attention to Dawsey's concluding jab at Trump. When the officer who handcuffed the alleged shooter briefly explained his role, Trump said "I would have told it much differently....I would have said, without me, they never would have found him.”
Rucker's tweet drew a response on Twitter from press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “Actually @PhilipRucker it’s not very nice, but it is very misleading. @POTUS spent private time w/ victims of the shooting & their families. Out of respect for them he didn’t bring media into their hospital rooms but don’t let the truth get in the way of your anti-Trump narrative”.
Washington Post: “Trump Walks On Water, Can’t Swim”
Oh my. Let me guess. The victim is the antifa murderer?
First Responders sacrificed for accademics that were destroyed by school rights for everyone including illegals and crazies courtesy Affirmative Action
No good deed goes unpunished, now the compost goes after nurses and not just cops
The Washington Post needs to have its First Amendment privilege pulled.
We can do that in the US, right?
LOL. Perfect!
President Trump thanked people who actually SAVED LIVES..if it was NOT for first responders you would have had 50+ dead..police officers, paramedics, they are HEROES who save lives everyday..of course for Commie Washington Compost..they wish Obama were still President so he could thank Mao everyday
If there is any justice in the world, at some point 20 or 30 years in the future, J-school professors will look back at this time period and tell their students: “This is exactly how you DON’T do journalism. This was a shameful, shameful moment for our profession.”
But, of course, the profession may never recover and my little fantasy moment above may never happen.
The Washington Post isn’t into journalism. Yellow Journalism is its coin of the realm.
It’s not his job to memorialize victims. That is for the families. It within his realm to support first responders, law enforcement and the military who serve the US citizens.
It isn’t in the flag code but he ordered the flag to half mast to honor the victims.
More lies from the msm. Trump’s speech did reach out to the victims: “My fellow Americans, today I speak to a nation in grief. Yesterday, as school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil. Around 2:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire at Marjory Stonemason Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a great and safe community. There, a shooter who is now in custody opened fire on defenseless students and teachers. He murdered 17 people and badly wounded at least 14 others. Our entire nation with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. To every parent, teacher and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you, whatever you need, whatever we can do, to ease your pain. We are all joined together as one American family and your suffering is our burden also. No child, no teacher should ever be in danger in an American school. No parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning. Each person who was stolen from us yesterday had a full life ahead of them, a life filled with wondrous beauty and unlimited potential and promise. Each one had dreams to pursue, love to give and talents to share with the world, and each one had a family to whom they meant everything in the world. Today we mourn for all of those who lost their lives. We comfort the grieving and the wounded, and we hurt for the entire community of Parkland, Florida, that is now in shock and pain and searching for answers...”
These presstitutes need a serious ass-kicking....that includes the reporterettes....
The First Amendment says freedom of the press, not LIES of the press.
J-school professors are part of the reason this poison exists.
Reporters report. Little whiney immature 12 year olds journal in their diaries. We need some serious reporters these days.
First responders, Huh!
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TRUMP.45 can always call Out The Marines to protect our kids in the schools!
Back In The ‘20s this what happened when the US Mails were being robbed. The Marines served as mail guards for several years during thos “Locked & Cocked Years!”
He can also encourage Guys & Gals w/Guns to Volunteer to be on hand @ the schools! No doubt many armed American would cross THAT line in the sand!
Call, Mr.President—They Will Come!
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GunnyG@PlanetWTF!
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It doesn’t matter what Trump does, the LW writers will find something that offends them. You’d think the writers were Communist Political Officers who were writing in a manner to honor Stalin.
“The Washington Post needs to have its First Amendment privilege pulled.”
And deport Jeff Bezos while we’re at it!
Rucker rhymes with f*cker. How appropriate is that!
WaPo like perps.
They are, only their paens are to their deep-state overlords.
:>)
That joke is remembered.
http://amarillo.com/letters-editor/2016-12-16/news-flash-trump-can-t-swim
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