It really is amazing how easily President Donald Trump manipulates the media. Case in point, this joke from a few minutes ago on the dismal ratings for the 2018 Academy Awards:
Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don’t have Stars anymore – except your President (just kidding, of course)!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2018
And now for the predictable overreaction from the press and the blue-check mob:
He's got jokes! https://t.co/SQjO1qyZJD
— Becca Rotenberg (@BeccaRotenberg) March 6, 2018
Meanwhile, the White House is working on a statement about the North Korea-South Korea summit announcement. https://t.co/SnbfNGZHJz
— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) March 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/971016303342387200
https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/971014246933893120
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/971014409089900545
[narrator voice]: He isn't kidding https://t.co/IOn2SOpQEI
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 6, 2018
I think it's great we live in hell https://t.co/mijSNMSnzi
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) March 6, 2018
Tweeting about the things that really matter https://t.co/gBoo5Mwko6
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) March 6, 2018
Don’t they ever get tired of this?
Trump mocks Oscars over low ratings, says he’s the only real star left: https://t.co/IcKjTAmu4D pic.twitter.com/GYzqPwT1pO
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2018
You knew it was coming:
https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/971020089096097793
Editor’s note: Additional tweets were added to this post.
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