Really New York Times? Really? Like, wouldn’t every politician look in a mirror before a big speech? Why is this newsworthy?
Former President Donald Trump looks at himself in a mirror, held by an aide, before walking out to speak at CPAC in Orlando on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/1LsSVcziZO
— Erin Schaff (@erinschaff) February 28, 2021
Anyway, CNN’s Brian Stelter thought it was important enough to retweet it:
NYT: "Backstage, before he spoke, an aide brought Mr. Trump a full-length mirror to gaze at how he looked." Photo by @erinschaff https://t.co/Aa57fJQcc3 pic.twitter.com/4tDaWOsZyI
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 28, 2021
Exactly. This is a nothing-burger:
Is the suggestion that most high profile people WOULDN'T do this before a big speech? https://t.co/rRDlRS7LFN
— Mark Broome (@mark_arirang) February 28, 2021
And it’s what cable news hosts spend hours a week doing, too:
Most reporters ban any reflective surface anywhere near them, and for good reason. https://t.co/V7MV1YaGpU
— Reverend Doctor Jill Biden Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 28, 2021
For example. . .
Getting ready to bring some #realnews to @colbertlateshow with @StephenAtHome #nottheenemy pic.twitter.com/a63TcxU92e
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 8, 2018
Stelter says he wasn’t dunking on Trump, just quoting the NYT:
there is no faker industry than cable news with hosts that spend thousands on hair and makeup and clothes and custom Zoom backgrounds. to think that this is a dunk is just nuts. https://t.co/H2KIpvbZur
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) March 1, 2021
How is this a dunk? It's just a quote and a picture
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 1, 2021
But would the NYT even publish that photo of a Dem?
Ask yourself: Would you report that if it was a Democrat?
— Rat Fink (@shmidtBC) March 1, 2021
And who cares?
who cares that he uses a mirror?
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) March 1, 2021
Brian’s lib readers sure took it as a “dunk” or, at the very least, an opportunity for mockery:
this was the best scene in shrek https://t.co/FjdIuyoNCK
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 1, 2021
“Who’s the fairest of them all?” https://t.co/wuaq8IYoVW
— Aditya Sood (@adityasood) February 28, 2021
“My hair is perfect.” https://t.co/vF0CbRkazK
— Rick Serrano (@RickSerranoLAT) February 28, 2021
All you need to know. https://t.co/5a8quf7H4q
— Paris Barclay (@Harparbar) March 1, 2021
Just another guy staring in adoration at the Golden Trump. https://t.co/cAdFjr4xX9
— Dan Sweeney (@Daniel_Sweeney) March 1, 2021
The loserest of losers https://t.co/moum0JHq7H
— Pete Dominick (@PeteDominick) February 28, 2021
Trump started his CPAC speech with, “do you miss me yet?” The answer is, “yes.” Yes, they do.
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