So, this just happened during Donald Trump’s rally tonight in Atlanta, GA today:
Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press 'pen' looks at us & screams "you're a bitch!" Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 21, 2016
Wow.
Fellow NBC reporter Chuck Todd wasn’t happy:
The campaign rhetoric needs to be ratcheted back. This is outrageous and dangerous behavior https://t.co/Qi4eAQxkgb
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) February 21, 2016
There's no easier punching bag than the media, but those that simply knee-jerk blame are being intellectually lazy.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) February 21, 2016
Says the guy who works for the network that lets Trump call in daily and gives him tons of free media? Here’s Todd from this morning not pressing Trump on his his comments about Iraq:
"I really don't even know what I mean" Trump said about his support for the Iraq War in a 2002 interview. #MTP https://t.co/yGK8iK2ew0
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) February 21, 2016
Time for a reality check, Chucky:
And yet you'll most likely have him on next week and it will never come up. #FunnyHowThatWorks https://t.co/V8RNanzDBc
— Sen. Frank Niceley (@SenFrankNiceley) February 22, 2016
Well, maybe your network shouldn't be giving him an hour of prime time alone. https://t.co/LvINsUI31q
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/Craigipedia/status/701548932481073152
This is also a very lazy retort loved by establishment journalists. https://t.co/HppyNHijj3
— Tyrone Christopher (@Tyrone876) February 22, 2016
Critics are the problem. Not the 8 months of free air time or treating his rhetoric as a joke when aimed at others. https://t.co/n7UhFVt3tv
— Minute By Minute (@PupsherLive) February 21, 2016
What's been intellectually lazy is the softball coverage, designed only for ratings, that has helped his rise. https://t.co/apfHZ3937E
— Shane (@sbliss89) February 21, 2016
Trump's rhetoric crossed the line, spreading hatred, inciting violence: Yet the media tolerates this as Trump policy https://t.co/PBCqKyLOL1
— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) February 21, 2016
@chucktodd @KatyTurNBC you have yourselves to blame…. You guys created this.
— Slade O'Brien (@SladeOBrien) February 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/701552903698444288
Wait, now it needs to be ratcheted back? https://t.co/iyaK51nZop
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 21, 2016
Sad: Todd decides Trump is dangerous only after Trump & followers treat the press as they’ve treated protesters.https://t.co/phWrSLBKYX
— kulturhack (@kulturhack) February 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/701537488297275392
Heh. Tune in tomorrow and see if the cast of “Morning Joe” says anything about it.
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