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"Trump manipulated reporters to gather at the WHouse so he could get attention for unhinged rant (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2020 OP
Good thing msnbc didn't carry it dhol82 Jul 2020 #1
And CNN cut away saying it was just a campaign speech & nothing on the expected Coronavirus update. AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2020 #13
Excellent! dhol82 Jul 2020 #18
But no mention of the fact that what he did, is TECHNICALLY illegal as shit I'd suppose. Volaris Jul 2020 #23
If only they weren't so easy to "manipulate"..... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #2
Fact blogslut Jul 2020 #3
Hey reporters. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #4
Or just don't run with it live gratuitous Jul 2020 #6
Even if he spoke for 30 minutes, I doubt there would be more than two minutes of 'newsworthy.' Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #10
Disgraceful. Embarrassing. Mike 03 Jul 2020 #5
Yep. sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #7
the nano second I watched it seemed like the reporters were playing with their phones.. samnsara Jul 2020 #8
No coincidence he did this on the same day eissa Jul 2020 #9
4 years later, and they haven't learned a damned thing! Va Lefty Jul 2020 #11
they should all leave... handmade34 Jul 2020 #12
My local CBS channel carried it for about 2 minutes, then quickly switched back to our Tess49 Jul 2020 #14
Too bad some of them didn't have the guts to get up and leave. kimbutgar Jul 2020 #15
Trump's eyes are starting to look like Melania's Skittles Jul 2020 #16
OMG! He's got Pence's hairdresser. dhol82 Jul 2020 #19
aren't there laws governing the who/what/where/when of campain events? Takket Jul 2020 #17
Well, there are real laws, Republican laws and then last and foremost, trump laws. dhol82 Jul 2020 #21
He did something similar when he invited reporters to a news conference about dropping his birther tblue37 Jul 2020 #20
"Disrepair "???? imanamerican63 Jul 2020 #22

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
1. Good thing msnbc didn't carry it
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 05:58 PM
Jul 2020

I liked that they had a reporter there but didn’t actually air the rant.

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)
4. Hey reporters.
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 05:59 PM
Jul 2020

When he pulls this crap, turn off your cameras. You might not be able to walk away, but at the very least, turn off your cameras. It's so simple.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Or just don't run with it live
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:02 PM
Jul 2020

Tape it and replay anything newsworthy. Shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to edit for broadcast, and you can maintain your regular programming without interrupting it for the King of Babble-On.

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)
10. Even if he spoke for 30 minutes, I doubt there would be more than two minutes of 'newsworthy.'
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:07 PM
Jul 2020

I have to add in here, thank goodness for Sarah Cooper.
I've watched her videos so much, now anytime I hear Trump, I imagine her instead. It's a lot less painful that way.

I scroll down to the point where I can't see the video, only hear it. Then I picture her. Works like a charm!

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
5. Disgraceful. Embarrassing.
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:00 PM
Jul 2020

How much longer can he endure? He seems so close to the brink of self-destruction.

Did he even mention COVID-19?

samnsara

(17,623 posts)
8. the nano second I watched it seemed like the reporters were playing with their phones..
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jul 2020

...nothing like a good ol rejection...

eissa

(4,238 posts)
9. No coincidence he did this on the same day
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:05 PM
Jul 2020

Biden delivered his climate energy address. He pulled this same shit in 2016 and the media lapped it up. Let’s hope they’re a little smarter this time.

Tess49

(1,580 posts)
14. My local CBS channel carried it for about 2 minutes, then quickly switched back to our
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 06:19 PM
Jul 2020

local news. It was almost like they couldn't get away fast enough!

Takket

(21,581 posts)
17. aren't there laws governing the who/what/where/when of campain events?
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 07:17 PM
Jul 2020

like... you as president cannot call the media to the white house and tell them when an address will be made so you get air time... and then proceed to deliver a campaign speech?

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
21. Well, there are real laws, Republican laws and then last and foremost, trump laws.
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 08:57 PM
Jul 2020

We are currently living in the era of trump laws.

tblue37

(65,423 posts)
20. He did something similar when he invited reporters to a news conference about dropping his birther
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 08:55 PM
Jul 2020

claims, but then after one brief sentence changed subjects, turning the event into an ad for his Trump International Hotel.

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