Love the optics of Trump having all the media heads parading through the Trump tower lobby

[justhanginon]

as the loyal non questioning serfs they have become. I presume he called them together to thank them for their wonderful coverage of his yuuuge campaign and helping it to its successful conclusion. I would also imagine he is now telling them how they will cover his presidency for the coming years as they sat their quietly nodding their aquiescence. I think at the conclusion they probably all stood in unison and uttering cheers of thank you sire, backed meekly out of the room.

Cynical, not me!

[cilla4progress]

1. Thanks for watching for me

I'm on a total cable news media blackout

[Hugin]

2. Ugh. Sit, hell. I suggest they were tripping over each other rushing to throw themselves on their...

bellies supplicating themselves to their new found tin god.

Disgusting display.

[kydo]

3. Bet he makes them kneel and kiss his ring n/t

[angrychair]

4. They will kneel

But not to kiss his ring.

[Hugin]

6. Thank you.

I had originally written a very explicit act they were performing. But, I took the high road and deleted it. (old habits are hard to break)

As, I'm not the Rude Pundit and DU is a "family site", I doubted I would get away with it.

Now, a fact based media would realize that The Mandarin Hole-in-the-Butt only has barely won the Electoral Vote. Therefore, a thinking media producer would realize that people = ratings. So, pander to the most popular candidate. But, NOOOO! The Derp Posse goes all in with the unpopular loser.

UNBELIEVABLE!

[angrychair]

10. I know

I admit to no specific reason to kneel.
They run his comments day and night because he says stupid things and draws attention to himself and therefore views. Its a train wreck and people have to look.
It's pathetic and they have given up journalism for the sake of ratings. It is all truly wry sad.

[Sunlei]

5. trump hid from the press on the campaign. They're there to tell him the President has to have them.

no more private jet trips soon trumpie, AF1 along with constant press coverage is required of your first fulltime 'job'

[Hugin]

7. I find your optimism refreshing.

No matter how unlikely.

[Sunlei]

8. no question about it, president has to use AF1 and take core press everywhere. & press in the WH.

[Hugin]

9. Just like The President has to live in the White House?

And not appoint known racists to be his top adviser?



I really really hope you're correct.

[Sunlei]

14. Doesn't have to live in the WH. I think he will stay in his tower & force his wife to stay /w him.

He can appoint anyone he wants, but like when he tried to appoint his kids he was told can't do that. He makes a lot of 'mistakes', even campaign mistakes. Over 1,000 campaign donation mistakes he has to answer to within 30 days & on the Public Record. Never forget, the man is Unfit.

I do not think NYC will tolerate a 5th avenue city block closure for much longer either. But that's up to New York government.

[Nevernose]

13. You realize he's already dumped them?

I mean, after he became president elect?

He's already travelled without the press corps. What makes you think it will be any better in February?

The last two presidents have gotten progressively worse wth access to the press. Why would Trump be any different, unless the press hold him to account?

[Sunlei]

16. He's not president until January.

[flamingdem]

11. WTF is this for?

Suspicious, disgusting

[kydo]

12. Imagine if Obama did that. What the reaction would be. nt

[octoberlib]

15. Tomorrow is newspaper propaganda day!

Michael Calderone ‏@mlcalderone 36m36 minutes ago
Trump meeting tomorrow with NYT publisher Arthur Sulzberger and others; he'll also speak on the record with NYT reporters and columnists.