The president calls journalists the enemy, and today five of them are dead.

[sheshe2]

I am quite sure that the domestic terrorist who slaughtered five people today in Maryland was not from Venezuela, North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Syria, or Yemen. And in case you were wondering, those are the countries on trump's travel ban list. All those countries are responsible for a whopping eight percent of the world's terrorism. Maybe instead of trying to keep folks from some of these other countries out, we should be worried about the terrorist who are already here in our country. They have created terror time and time again.

Today's attack, sparked in part by the words of the president, is proof of how dangerous the words from the most powerful man on earth can be. There is no denying that trump has created a hostile environment for journalists and those in the news business, and the end result today was the slaughter of five innocent people who happen to work for a newspaper. trump, when asked about the shootings in Maryland, cracked a smile and walked away. Of course, being the twitter coward that he is, he tweeted about it.

"Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland," Mr. Trump tweeted. "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene."

Save your "prayers". If there is a God she doesn't hear you.


https://field-negro.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-president-calls-journalists-enemy.html

[Cha]

1. Mahalo, she..

Link to tweet

Abigail is speaking right to the Fraud.

[sheshe2]

6. That is a great tweet from Abigail.

Truth, he most certainly is frightened by the pen.

Thanks Cha.

[msongs]

2. seems like this event was a personal vendetta using guns to get revenge nt

[sheshe2]

8. I've read about that.

Yet it does not mean dons words did not register and help spur him on. don after all called the media the enemy of the people and the shooter is a person.

Words matter, especially when you are the president.

[Hekate]

20. The Mad King practices Stochastic Terrorism like a champ. nt

[Iliyah]

4. And then read from a teleprompter

a statement that did not sound sincere.

[sheshe2]

9. yes....

not just the insincerity , he didn't even make sense. He said "best wishes"??? WTF. He wished the dead and grieving "best wishes"?

[Raine]

5. It was a personal grudge

that went back years.

[sheshe2]

11. And trump did not spur that on?

He called the media the "enemy of the people". Shooter is a person...and saw them as his enemy.

[quartz007]

12. The perp is being scrutinized by police

We will soon know what triggered his murderous rampage.

[Garrett78]

7. Is this being talked about in the nightly news programs?

The murders in Maryland and Alt-Right rhetoric (Trump, Milo, etc.) really ought to be a major topic of conversation. Not just by some MSNBC hosts, but every media outlet (ABC, NBC, CBS, newspapers, CNN, etc.).

[Guilded Lilly]

10. The Cretin is quite familiar and "at one" with personal grudges. n/t

[Scurrilous]

13. K&R

[irisblue]

14. I wonder if the murders of fellow journalists will change how the WH press covers him?

His 'enemy of the state' is out there, we'll find out over time during the trial if trumps & milos statements impacted the shooters deeds.
All the news shows on NPR today kept.mentionomg.thrir colleagues deaths.

The soft pass given to trump, example Habermann of the NYT, the CNN talking heads who let the RW & trump spokesweasels prattle on, I hope is coming to an end.

[sheshe2]

17. There is this.

The NBC News video elicited expressions of concern and shock from thousands, including members of the media. Booking producer for MSNBC's Morning Joe, Michael Del Moro tweeted, "This is a bit difficult to watch." Columnist for the Boston Globe, Michael Cohen said, "I watched this video live and it took all my self-control not to hurl something at the television. Five journalists killed in a newsroom and the president of the United States can't even be bothered to speak to reporters about it."

But perhaps the most recurring comment was related to the many remarks Trump made about the press time and again. Ever since he won the election, the president of the United States has repeatedly criticized the media, including describing journalists as "the enemy of the people."



https://www.bustle.com/p/video-of-trump-ignoring-questions-on-the-capital-gazette-shooting-will-stun-you-9628020

[Hekate]

21. As Katy Tur personally attests, and we witnessed, this was a theme during his entire campaign...

Nothing new, just more murderous in effect.

[sheshe2]

28. Yep.

[Marie Marie]

15. Notice how quickly he shifted the focus away from the victims

by thanking the First Responders? He just can't... oh never mind.

[sheshe2]

18. Me thinks he is trying to shift the blame away from himself.

Not an easy task, Marie.

He is complicit.

[Marie Marie]

19. Of course he was sheshe - that and the fact that he just has no

compassion in that bloated body. SAD!

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. He always does that. It's "thoughts and prayers" to victims' families

and praise for the First Responders. He's so shallow.

[ck4829]

25. Yep

[47of74]

16. I think people who murder journalists....

...should be eligible for the death penalty. And it should be by public hanging. I make no apologies for my attitude either. I’m past the point of giving a fuck. Targeting journalists is third world dictator shit that must never be tolerated here and should be dealt with harshly.

[First Speaker]

22. I'd be astonished if Trump has ever prayed in his life...

...and the notion that he has "thoughts" is even more fantastic...

[Liberal In Texas]

24. Tonight I actually heard from a friend who is a retired news photograher

and he knows I'm a former Broadcast TV journalist that if the victims in Maryland had had some guns ... you know the rest of the sentence.

I told him the cops got there in 2 minutes. Didn't matter to him. Could have helped to stop the guy shooting if the victim that was trying to open the blocked door had had a gun.

BS I say. Where was the gun the victim was supposed to have? In his desk? In a holster? 2 minutes. Who can figure out what's going on in that amount of time? Let's say there were 5 reporters with guns. One shoots. Then the others think he's the bad guy. OK Corral.

Mass shooters get by with the amount of damage because the have these things on their side.
1) The element of surprise.
2) Disregard in most cases for personal safety.
3 Weapons easily obtained with devastating military power. Rounds that can punch a whole in a Kevlar vest worn by any officer approaching the scene. Rounds if they hit you will not just go through but expand to damage vital organs like your lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, etc. You will never be the same again.

The only answer to this is what Australia, England, Japan...etc. have done. Get rid of the bloody guns.

[Vinca]

26. Don was the trigger on this one.

The guy might have had other reasons in his warped mind to do what he did, but hearing the hate spewed at journalists from Trump could easily have been the thing that finally sent the gunman into action.

[Achilleaze]

27. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is a moral degenerate

and the republicans love him for it, have made Dirty Donny the republican family-values role model for their children.

Sick.