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Freethinker65

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28. Trump will not be giving press briefings. He might appear to threaten enemies and bask in the flattery of loyalists, ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:38 PM

Dec 4

But he will never answer actually challenging questions. Like his first term round table events where each member stood up and glowed about dear leader or even his daily nonsensical COVID briefing where experts could only express their horror by rolling their eyes. Call ins to loyalists and socially connected wannabes Mika/Joe and FoxNews when Trump needs an immediate ego stroking in public will be sufficient.

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White House press corps recoils at Trump's threat to shake up briefing room [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 4 OP

Press - Maybe consider doing a press embargo of the White House? ck4829 Dec 4 #1

What? Cirsium Dec 4 #5

At least get the ones who get eyeballs. jimfields33 Dec 4 #27

How would that help? FBaggins Dec 5 #33

Seems to me that news organizations with an ounce of integrity The Unmitigated Gall Dec 4 #2

Access! Cirsium Dec 4 #3

Hmmm endless summer Dec 4 #4

I hope they have plenty of fainting couches and smelling salts in their break rooms. tanyev Dec 4 #6

Broadcast the pressers live with fact-checkers pointing out every lie on a large chyron across the bottom. sop Dec 4 #7

Probably not. They're gonna want to keep their presidential kneepads. calimary Dec 4 #18

I would love bdamomma Dec 5 #35

Serves them right for their hypocritical coverage of Biden and helping to bring on the apocalypse of a second Trump term spudspud Dec 4 #8

They've acted like boorish assholes during Biden's term Zorro Dec 4 #9

Oh fuck the White House press corps Prairie Gates Dec 4 #10

It's "effing" fascist as "eff", but maxrandb Dec 4 #11

I'd prefer he be given no air. NotHardly Dec 4 #12

Not sad angrychair Dec 4 #13

Gee. It's almost like normalizing fascism for 8 fucking years straight has consequences. Imagine that. Karasu Dec 4 #14

Oh no! dobleremolque Dec 4 #15

Der Fuhrer has spoken! red dog 1 Dec 4 #16

Are we North Korea yet? LoisB Dec 4 #17

More like bdamomma Dec 5 #36

"Trump threatens . . ." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 4 #19

Hair furhair to M$M: FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS Justice matters. Dec 4 #20

Make room for RT, Gunther Eagleman, & the other "X" russian assets. Callie1979 Dec 4 #21

Does that mean we're gonna see more questions from... Montauk6 Dec 4 #22

Yes. orangecrush Dec 4 #25

If they would have been doing their jobs liberal N proud Dec 4 #23

YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELVES orangecrush Dec 4 #24

The reporters from... Shipwack Dec 4 #26

Trump will not be giving press briefings. He might appear to threaten enemies and bask in the flattery of loyalists, ... Freethinker65 Dec 4 #28

In front of the helicopter so he can't hear questions he doesn't want to hear. travelingthrulife Dec 5 #38

They expect us to come to their defense after 12 years of normalizing, sanewashing, and both-sidesing this guy? Bluetus Dec 4 #29

"We didn't know the crazed authoritarian was going to act like a crazed authoritarian, or else we would.... LudwigPastorius Dec 5 #30

All that orange ass kissed for nothing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 5 #31

He rarely had press conferences and I have no intention of watching MSM. 33taw Dec 5 #32

Speak no evil bdamomma Dec 5 #34

Why the shock? Miguelito Loveless Dec 5 #37