Trump goes into hiding from the press

[left-of-center2012]

It looks like President Trump is going into hiding -- from the press, that is ...
On CNN, Wolf Blitzer called Trump "chicken" and said he was "probably afraid" of the grilling he was all but certain to face over the "flat lie" he told the day before regarding disinfectants.

Later in the night, Anderson Cooper, who argued Trump was guilty of "Soviet"-like spin for pretending his comments were sarcastic during a bill signing, said he "cut and ran" because he knew he'd face hard questions.

The move comes after Trump even started receiving criticism from Fox. When he tried to claim that he was merely being sarcastic with his disinfectant remarks, anchors like Neil Cavuto and Bret Baier pushed back. "Wow, that is a little unsettling," said Cavuto. "Got to clarify this. The president was not joking in his remarks yesterday." And Baier said Trump "clearly stepped in it" and did not appear to be joking.

It wasn't just Fox anchors like Cavuto and Baier. The Drudge Report, which has grown critical of Trump, but is still one of the top conservative news websites, brutally mocked Trump on Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/25/media/trump-goes-into-hiding-reliable-sources/index.html

[Beartracks]

1. Even if it *were* a joke, "sarcasm" is not the kind of joke it would have been. But...

... it wasn't a joke. He was seriously thinking, hey, experts, what if you explore THIS avenue I just pulled out of my ass to look smart!

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[left-of-center2012]

3. Even if it *were* a joke ...

With 50,000+ Americans dead, we have a president who makes jokes about it.

[The Magistrate]

2. Just A Cheap Surrender-Monkey, Sir

Gets pushed around so bad by a few reporters he's got to run and hide and whimper about how unfair it is while he stuffs his face with greasy hamburgers....


"How weak must you be to look at Trump and see a strong man."

[LSFL]

5. I also envision that...

Only he is scarfing down hamburgers on the toilet while futilely pulling on his limp shame cock shouting at Siri to summon Ivanka goddammit.
That monster makes my sentences run on.

[Skittles]

4. fucking snowflake

fuck that coward

[ffr]

9. +1 n/t

[MerryBlooms]

6. Good. Keep trump in a closet where he can do less harm.

[ancianita]

7. Good. Lock him up.

[SheltieLover]

12. This!👆

[progree]

8. Trump says briefings not worth his time after disinfectant gaffe, AFP, 4/25/20

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that his daily coronavirus briefings were not worth his time, two days after sparking a furor by suggesting patients might be injected with disinfectant to kill an infection.

He appeared to confirm media reports that he was considering halting the briefings, which dominate early-evening cable television news for sometimes more than two hours, out of frustration with questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately," Trump wrote.

"They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort!"

(snip) And on Saturday, after 50 briefings over two months, the White House did not hold one at all.

More: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-briefings-not-worth-time-disinfectant-gaffe-233715195.html

[flibbitygiblets]

13. 50K Americans dead, and he's still talking about himself, his "ratings"

Also, is fox part of the "lamestream media" now? I'm sure that will teach them to cross trump again?

[Pepsidog]

10. How much is Trump hoping "Rocket Man" is dead so as to change the subject.

[notdarkyet]

11. He'll golf tomorrow. That's how he copes.