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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 05:59 PM Sep 2018

Jim Acosta asks Trump to call on a female reporter after calling on only men; Trump doesn't get why

CNN’s Jim Acosta asks Trump to call on a female reporter after calling on only men — but Trump doesn’t get why

CNN’s White House correspondent Jim Acosta suggested to the president that he call on a female reporter since he’d only called on men at the beginning of Wednesday’s press conference. But when the request came, the president didn’t understand why.

“If you don’t mind, after I’m finished, if Halley or Vivian or one of the female colleagues could go after me, that would be great,” Acosta began. “Just to follow up on — “

“What does he mean by that? Explain,” Trump asked.

“I think it would be great if a female — ” Acosta tried to respond.

“What does it mean?” Trump asked.

“It would be great if a female reporter could ask a question about this issue,” Acosta said.

“I wouldn’t mind that at all,” Trump said.

Later when Trump did call on a female reporter he went on his own rant before she could ask her question. At the end of the rant the reporter asked if she could ask her question.

“You’ve been asking your question for ten minutes,” Trump said. “Go sit down.”

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/cnns-jim-acosta-asks-trump-call-female-reporter-calling-men-trump-doesnt-get/

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Jim Acosta asks Trump to call on a female reporter after calling on only men; Trump doesn't get why (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
K&R suffragette Sep 2018 #1
This was the only part of the presser I saw. Yonnie3 Sep 2018 #2
GO SIT DOWN? JFC, who the F does he think he is? CurtEastPoint Sep 2018 #3
Wow. His own worst enemy..."go sit down" to first female reporter...I think all America now Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #4

Yonnie3

(17,441 posts)
2. This was the only part of the presser I saw.
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 06:02 PM
Sep 2018

Turned it on and sat through what is described in the OP and turned it off at the "Go sit down."

What a boorish asshole he is.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
4. Wow. His own worst enemy..."go sit down" to first female reporter...I think all America now
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 06:13 PM
Sep 2018

sees the pussy grabbing pattern.

No wonder he never holds pressers...only the humiliation of the UN debacle forced his ego to do repairs which of course would be very, very easy. Believe me...so true...stop laughing!!

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