Friend: Trump's attacks on media an emotional response to negative coverage

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy defended President Trump's attacks on the media on Sunday, saying that they are an emotional response to negative press coverage.

"I think it comes out of emotion, which is he's very angry about the press treatment," Ruddy, a friend of Trump, said on CNN's "Reliable Sources." "You guys haven't given him a moment to breathe. Ever since he was elected, people on this network, on MSNBC, were calling for his impeachment."

Ruddy said that news networks have earned Trump's ire by giving a platform to pundits and analysts who have repeatedly denigrated the president, and said that Trump deserves a break because he is "new at his job."

Ruddy also touted Trump's record as president thus far, complaining that the media has not given him sufficient credit for boosting U.S. economic growth.

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/398268-friend-trumps-attacks-on-media-an-emotional-response-to-focus-on-negatives

Maybe because the economy's been on an upward trajectory since the first term of the Obama administration. Does Drumpf want credit for the sun rising in the morning also?

[beachbum bob]

1. trump's attacks on media is the typical playbook to eliminate the free press, Hitler used it well

nothing to do about emotion or negative coverage same with trumps attacks 3 years ago on DOJ, FBI, NSA, etc. Its about diminishing their reputation and make a certain number of americans question it.

[suprcali]

2. Cue in Melania

~ I really don't care. Do you? ~

Self-inflicted wounds.

Cue in grifter, lewandowski:

”Womp, womp."

[CentralMass]

3. Womp womp.

[populistdriven]

4. What Ruddy Does For His Friend Donald

[sprinkleeninow]

5. Tough hovno. If you can't take the heat, get out of our oval office.

[Downtown Hound]

6. And we have no intention of EVER giving him moment to breathe. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Assuming that's even true, why do we have someone in the WH

who is so unable to control his emotional responses to negative press that he can't resist constantly lashing out in deranged ways? Every president since the beginning of time has received negative press, and while it no doubt pissed them off, they were adult enough to be able to suck it up and not have hissy fits about it in public. Having a president with the emotional responses of a four-year-old is not a good thing, and for this tool to cite Trump's emotional instability as an excuse for his wacko tweets is just bizarre and desperate.

[Leghorn21]

8. Naw, Ruddy, he's not "new at his job" - he's been a shitty little money-laundering half-ass mobster

for a long LONG time now.

Also, if he wants some friendly press, tell him we said, “MOVE YOUR UGLY ORANGE ASS TO CHINA, YA PUNKASS CRYBABY”

The Chinese government is banning media criticism of Trump.

Link to tweet

Fuck right off, Ruddy

[Turbineguy]

9. That's what the RWNJ's wanted

somebody who does not think carefully and rationally.

[peggysue2]

10. This is a tactic of dictators

Believe only me. The press is the enemy of the State. Only I can fix it. Anything you read is Fake News. The Deep State is trying to undermine me.

Yada, yada.

Yes, the Trumpster is new to politics, ignorant of norms and traditions. But he's aware of the autocrat's playbook and admires the successful 'strongmen' around the world.

When all this is over, the Trumpster will be given plenty of credit for . . .

Betraying his Country.

All the excuses are just noise.

[oberliner]

11. We are quoting the CEO of Newsmax?

[justgamma]

12. The Cons have been

attacking the media since forever. When was the last time you heard one of the say anything without adding "the liberal media". They have been undermining confidence in the media for years.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Friend: Trump is unable to control himself, and still can't do his job after 18 months

With friends like that ...