The triggering continues! Journos can't believe the way Trump kicked off his press conference

As we reported earlier, the mainstream media was this morning still butthurt about not being called on during yesterday’s Trump/Netanyahu press conference. The way Trump opened today’s presser was sure to trigger some reporters:

"The press is out of control," says Pres Trump in opening statement. Says "press will not tell you the truth."

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 16, 2017

"The level of dishonesty is out of control," says Pres Trump of the news media. But adds that it doesn't apply to all press.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 16, 2017

Trump: "The press, honestly, is out of control" https://t.co/TpHEX7erc6 pic.twitter.com/MjOU5UEtcD

— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) February 16, 2017

And you know what happened next:

Did he really come out here to just shit on the press?

— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 16, 2017

Trump: Complainer in chief. (The media, his inheritance, etc.)

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 16, 2017

Donald Trump is using the biggest bully pulpit in the free world to become a media critic.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 16, 2017

"Many of our nation's reporters will not tell you the truth." — President Trump

Astounding.

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 16, 2017

Trump: We need unity.

Trump, 10 seconds later: The press is "out of control" and "for the special interests."

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) February 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/michaelsderby/status/832295581334851584

If you're in the press and you laugh at a Trump joke you need to be fired from a cannon into the moon.

— doesn't matter (@lukeoneil47) February 16, 2017

Is this press conference designed to create sympathy for Trump? He does seem sad.

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/832296719408721920

Reporters in the room do have an option:

Would be amazing if a majority of the reporters got up in unison and walked out.

— Brett (@Brettolsicw) February 16, 2017

As if.

Trump did take questions from mainstream media reporters today:

To Trump's credit, at least he's taking real questions from real press. He's not just calling on partisan, friendly outlets asking softballs

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) February 16, 2017