Sheriffs who cheered Trump's attack on press have their own media run-ins

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Sheriffs who cheered Trump's attack on press have their own media run-ins

Donald Trump whipped up another rowdy ovation from a friendly crowd this week with an attack on the media, accusing journalists of being “very, very dishonest” and refusing to give him credit for his purported achievements.

But rather than the usual sports stadium packed with partisans in red baseball caps, this tirade against the press was applauded by dozens of senior law enforcement officials in the splendour of the East Room of the White House.

The episode unfolded on Wednesday afternoon, after the New York Times published an article by an unidentified senior Trump administration official who claimed to be one of many working to thwart Trump’s “worst inclinations” and frustrate his agenda.

Some figures in law enforcement were dismayed by the sheriffs’ response to Trump’s remarks.

“They are supposed to be leaders, not puppets who cheer attacks on the media,” said Michael Bromwich, a former federal prosecutor. “A shameful scene.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/08/sheriffs-donald-trump-media-scrutiny?CMP=share_btn_tw#img-1

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Anyone surprised?

[RKP5637]

1. Willing stooges for a dictatorship. Nope, not surprised at all. Foot soldiers for tRump's

wannabee dictatorship.

[olegramps]

12. Is anyone really surprised. They represent the type that are attracted to these positions.

[RKP5637]

14. Yep!!! SOS, same types over years, decades and centuries. n/t

[Takket]

2. I saw them cheering and at the time....

I says to my wife.... I want the names and stories of everyone who just cheered on that speech out in the public. So kudos to the media for bringing these persons to light.

[malaise]

3. I am worried about their likely role in preventing minorities from voting in a few weeks

I found the gathering was disturbing

[flygal]

4. Good lord he attracts the "best" people

Thanks to the Guardian for the reporting.

[TheBlackAdder]

18. Like flies to a large steaming dog pile. They eat that shit and say, "Yum!"

[peekaloo]

5. Hair Furor's little fascist soldiers.

as usual there's Vanilla Vice downwind of his master to breathe in the glory of his backside.

[atreides1]

6. Some are already in uniform

Look at all the Brown Shirts in that line-up!!!

[Fred Sanders]

10. TEN of them proven corrupt to the core, they gather around their master of corruption to

protect them...pardons galore!

[dalton99a]

7. Sheriffs are typically little despots themselves

[Blue_true]

8. Isn't Ivey from Brevard County Florida the same sheriff that said stand his ground applied

when a guy recently shot and killed a Black man who was moving back away from him?

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. Awful lot of brownshirts in that picture.

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. Why does tRUMP feel he deserves praise for his purported achievements?

Or acknowledgement, even. Especially from the press/media. Just do your DAMN job, jackass.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Remember the LEOs at the Bundy range fiasco supporting Bundy while the militia sniper was

Remember the LEOs at the Bundy range fiasco supporting Bundy while the militia sniper was sighting in on the same badges that other LEOs were wearing.

Do these sheriffs think Trump would not turn on them?

[calimary]

15. Not me. NOT surprised.

He always cherry-picks those who share and support his narrow, deeply racist and prejudiced worldview. And then declare that this is representative of everybody else in the planet - all those mysterious “lotta people are saying...” folks who are never named or presented in the flesh.

[SMoss]

16. Shameful sheriffs

Sherif Jenhins of Frederick Co MD would have been there except for the fact that he is up for re-election in Nov.

[matt819]

17. Wow!

Talk about incompetence and corruption.

And I'd put money on the likelihood that the others in the photo also have corruption in their backgrounds, though the Guardian hasn't uncovered it yet.

And, also note, this info is from an British publication. It's great the the article cites media investigations of these crooks, but where was the American press in identifying the crooks in the photo of this event.

What's frightening, of course, is that these crooks are still in office. Where is their shame? And where are the consequences for their criminality?

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. Sheriff Wayne Ivey is another narcissistic nut job.

Walked out of an HR conference when he told us he wanted more guns in the workplace. Not long after Parkland. He is a fucking menace and a disgrace.