Mary Trump: To anybody interviewing congressional republicans: first ask them if, in one word, they

[highplainsdem]

accept the results of the 2020 election. If they say anything other than yes, cut their mics and end the interview. Better yet, find out ahead of time and don't have them on at all.

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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I so very much wish they would do this.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Indeed! nt

[Walleye]

3. I think the pundits should listen to her.She's been absolutely right all along

[Wishful-Thinking]

53. Yep. She's a smart one and courageous too.

Maybe if she runs for office not only the dems would vote for her, she might get some Trumpers to vote for her too cause of her name!!!???

[Irish_Dem]

4. Exactly, why give air time to people who are either crazy or lying?

[RainCaster]

11. I don't care if they are crazy or not, let Faux News figure that out

The media needs to use the mute button. They are still complicit with the lies of the GOP if they don't.

[Irish_Dem]

22. The media is culpable in all of this. Why wouldn't Putin have bought them?

He bought all three branches of government.

[still_one]

5. Excellent!!!

[alphafemale]

6. They should have done this in the 2016 Primaries

Do you believe President Obama is a US citizen?

[FM123]

7. This! 100%

[dchill]

8. A simple litmus test.

[cp]

9. Precisely

Thank you.

[George II]

10. Stephanopoulos should have done that this morning. He asked Rand Paul who danced for six minutes!

[Cozmo]

16. Stephanopoulus did this on purpose, it's theater to MSM

I think it's scripted and Rand Paul knew exactly what to expect from this "interview"

[Jon King]

19. Yup, Stephanopoulos should be ashamed...

He has 2 kids, he eventually will likely have grand children. If he wants them to have a democratic America, if he wants them to be able to breathe the air....he and all the other main streamers, needs to stop this nonsense. If Repubs want to debate tax policy, fine. If they will not say the election was fair then do not interview them.

Keep giving them oxygen, they make a come back in 2024, and the USA is over.

[Mr.Bill]

39. And I think there was some value in showing the dumbfounded stare

on Paul's face when asked the question.

[ShazzieB]

47. Yeah, I'm all for exposing these slimebags.

Don't coddle them or validate them; just let them show themselves for what they are. Like Pamela Brown did to Madison Cawthorn on CNN.

[WHITT]

12. AND...

Any senator that does not say yes should not be allowed to vote on impeachment, as they would not be impartial jurors.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

13. It may be impossible to hold a politician to ONE WORD...

No matter what platform they support.

But hey why not try?

[usaf-vet]

25. If enough of the interviewer did exactly as Mary Trump suggested repugs would get the point.

If they knew from experience that their mic might be shut off, they either would give a one-word answer or not agree to be interviewed. In either case, we wouldn't have to listen to their BS.

They don't have the excuse of playing to tRump's favor. He is gone, and if they what to keep him gone, stop playing his lying games.

[Cozmo]

14. Boy, do I wish. MSM is just giving these assholes a platform to incite more of the same division

[MisterNiceKitty]

15. Wow she's absolutely right - media needs to stop enabling

[iluvtennis]

20. +++ agree.

Welcome to DU MisterNiceKitty

[MisterNiceKitty]

60. Thanks!

[magicarpet]

17. Put them on TV. Ask them the question. Was the 2020 election fair and without fraud ?

If they say no - immediately cut the mike and state clearly and publicly....

We as a media outlet do not market in lies and fabrications wildly departing from the truth and reality. It only serves to contaminate political discourse. We do not intend to contribute to the destruction of our cherished Democratic Republic or intentionally making our systems of governance impossible or dysfunctional.

Thank You, your are welcomed to return if you confine yourself to telling the truth.

[Jon King]

18. Exactly right, this is not a game...

This is not a tax cut debate or a gay wedding cake debate....this is the future of the entire free world on the line.

The main stream media has got to STOP! Stop allowing them to even discuss this crap, it gives them oxygen.

For once, the CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS have got to take a stand and stop trying to give 'both sides' a chance. There is only one side. If they do not believe in democracy, stop having them on!

[BlueJac]

21. For sure why waste time

[panader0]

23. Instead of not having them on at all, make them say they don't accept on the air,

then cut in and say goodbye. Expose them for liars.

[SledDriver]

24. This. Ask them point blank.

If "No", end the interview. The same you would if the interviewee claimed Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy were real. Apologize for wasting the viewer's time and move on.

Media needs to regain some integrity, and playing along and allowing these cultists to spout nonsense is not gonna do it. They need to take a hard line and not entertain or give a platform to these people. Let them go on OAN and Fox with their delusions, lies, and conspiracy theories, and when someone asks "why don't they ever get interviewed on CNN?" play them the tape.

[marble falls]

26. I think cutting the mic on air would bring it home.

[Paladin]

27. Couldn't possibly agree more with Ms. Trump.

ENOUGH of these totally unsubstantiated election claims by the trump pimp chorus.

[AncientOfDays]

28. They won't say "Yes" or "no"

They will equivocate, dissemble, launch into their favorite theories

[BarbD]

30. Succinct and true.

Welcome to DU.

[chowder66]

41. And this why I think the way she poses the question the way she does.

If they say anything other than yes....don't even invite them on.
If they say "yes" to get on the show but then equivocate, dissemble, launch... then cut them off.

[calimary]

59. All the more reason to cut the mic and end the interview right there.

No further questions asked. That’s really all you need to know.

[TNNurse]

29. I like the idea of having them answer on camera.

So when they lie about it later, we can play the video for them on air.

[c-rational]

31. Perfect. What we hear over and over again influences what we think and how we feel. The reThugs

know this as does corporate media and use it as a cudgel. We (Dems) need to fully understand this simple and profound truth and hammer it home. Beliefs are the key. Information is the key. How a question is framed is often used not to obtain an answer but to sow a thought.

[TryLogic]

32. I say ask the question, record it, send non-yes answers to the FBI.

[Nitram]

33. I agree 100%. Stop dicking around. I they don't accept the election result, that's all we need to

know about them.

[louis-t]

34. The thing that bothers me is the media following dumbshit around

and asking him "what's next for you and your family? Are you going to start a 3rd party?" Who cares. Fuck him. He should be ignored.

[Magoo48]

35. Yes.

This.

[dalton99a]

36. Kick

[Hermit-The-Prog]

37. Defund the Sunday GOP marketing shows. TV doesn't do "news".

[Jay25]

38. They need to ask republicans why they repeatedly blocked Dems. election security bills.

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[Mr. Ected]

40. I don't understand the masochistic need from mainstream media to allow its adversary airtime

Remember, these Congressmen said nothing when Trump, on multiple occasions, said the media was the enemy of the people. Rather, they continued as if status quo.

The media is absolutely complicit. I wonder how wealthy they will be when state-run media is the result of their heresy.

[MustLoveBeagles]

42. K&R

[llmart]

43. We already know some of those who don't accept the results of the election.

There are those that opening voted "No" on certifying the election of President Biden. Start there. Don't even entertain the notion of having them on your show.

[Takket]

44. i would add to that.........

That a new oath of office should be made. In addition to the normal bit about preserve/defend the Constitution, all politicians being sworn in should attest..........

"I acknowledge that I am taking this office as the result of a free and fair election, and I will resign my office if I question the integrity of the results of my own election."

In other words........ no one should be allowed to hold an office if they are claiming their own election was the result of fraud.

[Oldem]

45. She's absolutely right.

Cut them off.

[orangecrush]

46. I love Mary Trump

[BootinUp]

48. I agree. nt

[NoRoadUntravelled]

49. That would be for the best all the way around.

Let's hope they do it.

[Cha]

50. Rt TY! Exactly, Mary T.. Mahalo!

[Evolve Dammit]

51. Spot on.

[BobTheSubgenius]

52. I like the first part of that suggestion much more than I like the last sentence.

I think that showing what the ground rules are is going to help, not hinder.

I could be convinced of that second suggestion, however. I'm not married to my opinion.

[rocktivity]

54. Especially if they were just elected or re-elected THEMSELVES.

If the ballots that gave Biden victory shouldn't be considered legtimate, why should anyone look at the ballots that elected THEM the same way?


rocktivity

[MyMission]

58. I thought the same

But I had another thought. Quite a few we're objecting to results in other states. So if, for example, cawthorn (my new NC rep) or Hawley disputes the presidential results from Michigan or Pennsylvania, how can he accept the new reps voted in from those states?

That question would cause a lot of blank stares.

[Tarheel_Dem]

55. Yeah, but that wouldn't garner headlines. I was watching CNN today, and they've traveled to a...

TX town to see if they're "ok" with Biden as President. I mean, WTAF? Someone please alert the media that Biden/Harris won 7+ million more votes than Trump, and we don't garner 1/10 of the attention as the dead enders of the Trump cult.

[MyMission]

56. Asking on air is better

So there's a record, and an audience.
But before asking that, ask if they their own election was fair and valid? Especially for representatives who were elected in states that are in question.
Then ask about the presidential election.

Expose them, and then cut them off.

[Vivienne235729]

57. I really like Mary Trump. She is smart as hell. Someone needs to hire her as a consultant