David Shuster thinks you should lighten up, because Trump's CNN tweet was "actually funny."

[Miles Archer]

David Shuster?Verified account
@DavidShuster

David Shuster Retweeted Donald J. Trump
In this case, humorless @cnn + others in MSM cable news should lighten up a bit. This is actually a funny retweet...a joke.

Link to tweet

[emulatorloo]

1. The famous "He was just joking" excuse.

Yeah was a joke but jokes can say a lot about a man's character. Sad to see Shuster's joined the ranks of Trump apologists.

[VermontKevin]

5. The list of people I want to punch and then say "just joking!" grows. nt

[Miles Archer]

7. Shuster became increasingly anti-Clinton during the election...

...and seems to have made his way over to the dark side. A shame, but his choice.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Funny how, mean like Trump's a clown?

Does Trump amuse you? Tell me what's so fucking funny about him.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. He is inciting and promoting his violent leanings against the Press which is un-American. Not funny.

We need a truthful free Press.

[HipChick]

4. Funny until a reporter gets shot or injured.......

[Miles Archer]

10. It's a frigging dog whistle.

Trump KNOWS his "base," the 35% who are hanging on while his approval rating sinks. He KNOWS how they will respond to it.

There are more than a few responses along the lines of "That's what you can expect when you don't tell the truth."

I don't see anything cracking the 35% shell, except maybe losing their health care. That might wake a few of them up, but as we all know, when the body count starts adding up, Trump will simply blame Obama, and many of them will probably swallow that.

[nolabear]

11. Ana Navarro on This Week:

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340432-ana-navarro-on-cnn-tweet-trump-is-going-to-get-somebody-killed-in-the

I'm with Ana.

[Arazi]

12. Has any other Republican but Navarro and Frum spoken against this? nt

[nolabear]

14. Not that I know of. But they're conveniently "away."

By the time they get back there'll be five more disasters to avoid dealing with.

[tblue37]

31. Stochastic terrorism. nt

[LovingA2andMI]

6. Not Funny In The Least....

And we consider David to be a friend. He would be wise to remove this tweet as he should know better.

[Vinca]

8. Funny if you're a fifth grader.

[Solly Mack]

9. Yet if someone had a similar clip beating up Trump, they would all be in a uproar this AM.

Go figure.

[herding cats]

15. Yup. We all saw what was done to Kathy Griffin.

Double standards on display again.

[Leith]

24. David Shuster Had a Story on It on i24

I'm not linking to it. Anyone who is interested can google David Shuster Kathy Griffin and choose the i24 link.

[Anonymous Bosh]

19. Prez shouldn't joke quite so much

I mean, he knows it's not " presidential," right?

[Solly Mack]

23. There are some things someone with that much power should never "joke" about.

Especially considering how unstable they are and, more especially, how unstable their mindless followers are.

But since Trump is unstable, he wouldn't grasp that, nor would his supporters.

And it seems no one within the GOP circle-jerk is willing to help them either. They count on that instability.

I find Trump to be a sad, tragic figure. Truly pathetic man - and I could feel a modicum of pity for him if he wasn't holding so much power over other people.

As it stands, feeling pity for Trump is just another weapon he'd use against people. He has to be removed for the good of the country.

[njhoneybadger]

13. It's not funny if some deplorable opens fire on CNN reporters

So Go FUCK YOURSELF!! Shuster

[dsc]

16. This is the real David Shuster

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803756.html

[NurseJackie]

18. Good lord! No wonder he's defending Trump.

[njhoneybadger]

25. I forgot he was the one who made that Chelsea remark

[GoCubsGo]

29. Yeah, he seemed like a prety smart, decent guy up until then.

He used to be a regular on Keith Olbermann's show, as well as Stephanie Miller's. Then he sold his soul to darker forces. Damn shame. He's dead to me now.

[Gothmog]

17. Shuester used to be interesting.

[Iliyah]

27. When?

[GoCubsGo]

30. Back during the Bush years, actually.

[gordianot]

20. Not funny and if it was meant to be funny it is not.

A veiled threat everyday similar to putting a bullseye on the head of politicians. When something happens this sort of fun will be thourougly denied.

[spanone]

21. david, just hope you are not the media person that some crazed trumpian decides to take it out on...

[ismnotwasm]

22. It a lame attempt at humor--it's stupid. Dumb and dumber.

I suppose some people would find it funny, but as with all Trumps Tweets, it's more scary/stupid, because he's the POTUS

[Worktodo]

26. No... *this* is funny

https://mobile.twitter.com/realGollumTrump

When I showed my kid Gollum J Trump's posts he laughed. When I showed my kid Trump's WWE post he asked me if Twitter was going to delete his account.

See the difference?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

28. Nothing tweeted by a crazy asshole with no sense of humor is funny.

[Docreed2003]

32. Imagine how "funny" the right would think a similar video was...

With president Obama smacking down "Faux News". I'm sure they would have thought it was hilarious too.

[CakeGrrl]

33. "Lighten up" until one of his unhinged, WELL-ARMED Trumpbots gets the message

Media ought to be afraid. He's talking directly to his cult-mentality, Fox-programmed, hate-filled and well-armed base.

[gratuitous]

38. It only takes one

And you can bet there's more than one hair-trigger nutjob out there, for whom President Trump's remark about the media being the enemy of the people, coupled with Trump's stupid tweet this morning, will be all the justification they need. Remember how one of their number went and shot up a pizza joint on the strength of scurrilous rumors? You gotta figure there's a few of them out there right now plotting their attack based on a doctored video clip of a years-old scripted "fight" some feeble old man posted in a desperate bid to look tough.

[PJMcK]

34. Hey, Shuster!

Fuck off.

That is all.

[Lifelong Protester]

35. Yeah it is real "humourous" to see

our CiC fake fighting!

[peggysue2]

36. Shuster's an Idiot

This is only a joke if you're ten years old; not funny for a 71 year old man posing as POTUS. Lighten up? When some yahoo decides to shoot a Washington Reporter then what will Shuster say?

Oops. My bad.

The apologies for this nonsense are as outrageous as the Trumpster's insane neediness for attention. Combine this with the utterly vile video from the NRA last week, face and voice of Dana Loesch, and message is pretty damn clear: we have no respect or regard for anyone criticizing Our Dear Leader, the very one Cory Lewandowski has recently named:

"The Hemingway of Twitterland."

Lewandowski's comment is funny because it's so over-the-top and ludicrous.

This is not funny. It's demeaning and reckless and so below the dignity of the Office that David Shuster should be ashamed of himself. But maybe, he likes fart jokes, too. Maybe he can convince DT to do that as an encore. Get a real belly laugh because being an ignorant oaf is so amusing.

[oasis]

37. Another failed Shuster attempt to ease himself back into relevance.

[JHB]

39. Ok, Dave, even playing by "yeah, I'm a dick" rules...

...If returning the volley will bring in the Secret Service, it's not funny.

[NastyRiffraff]

40. This about a guy who has NO sense of humor

Dump cannot laugh at himself. In fact, it's difficult to imagine him laughing; I've never seen him do it.

[oberliner]

41. Trump said he could shoot a guy on 5th Avenue and not lose any support.

He's right about that.

His people will defend anything he says or does.