Ali Vitali covers President Trump and the White House for NBC News, and on Tuesday she published a lengthy piece asking if Trump was (finally) ready to pivot toward acting “presidential.” Last March, during the campaign, he assured the press, “I can be more presidential than anybody,” with the notable exception of Abraham Lincoln.
Is @realDonaldTrump (finally) ready for a pivot toward "presidential"? https://t.co/ySDzP9Gm7Q
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 1, 2017
The piece is worth a read, but in short, Vitali wonders 1) if the appointment of Ret. Marine Gen. John Kelly as chief of staff is going to impose some much-needed order and discipline inside the administration, and 2) if anything or anyone could make Trump stop tweeting.
Responses to her tweet made Vitali suspect that no one was reading the actual piece, but there’s no question the tweet and headline are pretty heavily loaded.
fwiw I do enjoy how few ppl are reading past the headline on this.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 1, 2017
Can you blame us?
— Jennifer14 (@CAJenn1114) August 1, 2017
Maybe your editor should've picked a headline that accurately communicates the content of your article.
— Travis View (@travis_view) August 1, 2017
The headline and the lede set the conversation. That there is some "bothsidesism" and doubt in the piece don't change that.
— Jay Cooper (@jayacoop) August 1, 2017
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And by that I mean the conversation needs to stop occurring. The very idea of it and the media appetite for it are plainly ridiculous.
— Jay Cooper (@jayacoop) August 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/guyindurham/status/892475782349697025
Again, while the piece leaves it up in the air as to whether a new tone at the White House is in the works, readers seemed pretty convinced there was no point in asking the question.
That would be NO.
— Michael A. Maynard (@mmaynard119) August 1, 2017
No.
Anything else?
— George Fallar (@gfallar) August 1, 2017
you guys gotta cut it out with this
— ????? ??????? (@MsCoolIce) August 1, 2017
Yes. Much like the Patti Labelle anthem "New Attitude", he will pivot like no pivoter has ever pivoted.
Or more of the same bullshit.
— Protest Radio (@ProtestRadio) August 1, 2017
Please stop.
— Schadenfreude (@GraySky66) August 1, 2017
oh please
— scothawkins (@scothawkins) August 1, 2017
No. And it would be AWESOME if journalists and pundits would stop asking & accept that its NEVER going to happen. Thanks!
— ladietiger6bnx (@joylladiebnx) August 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/kthornton66/status/892474462565748736
What would make you type this sentence?
— Mo Turkey Mo Problems (@FlyingMezerkis) August 1, 2017
Not sure who's more delusional – you waiting for Trump to pivot or us waiting for you to pivot.
— dedc79 (@de79dc) August 1, 2017
Can't you just write about a giant cucumber when you run out of stories?
— RobbieX (@RobbieUSANL) August 1, 2017
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