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