Now that was funny. ABC’s Jonathan Karl attempted to ask President Obama about Donald Trump at today’s presser on the Iran agreement, but the president cut him off before he could finish his sentence:
Obama cuts off @jonkarl after two questions on Iran deal as Karl attempts to ask what appears to be political question on Donald Trump.
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) July 15, 2015
That is how bad the media wants a Trump presidency! RT @toddzwillich: Jon Karl: "Donald…"
— ana marie c?x (@anamariecox) July 15, 2015
Jon Karl says he's going to ask Obama a political question. The president cuts him off after "Donald."
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) July 15, 2015
Obama cuts off Jon Karl before he can ask him about Donald Trump
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) July 15, 2015
Or maybe it was some other Donald? It could’ve been someone other than Trump:
.@jonkarl: "Donald……" Presumably was about to ask a Rumsfeld question.
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) July 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/621374172464324608
"…Duck. Favorite Walt Disney character, Mr. President?" RT @toddzwillich: Jon Karl: "Donald…"
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) July 15, 2015
Any chance Jon Karl was trying to ask about Donald Tusk, not Donald Trump?
— Dan Berman (@DHBerman) July 15, 2015
Jon Karl was going to ask about Donald Glover playing Spider-Man, clearly.
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) July 15, 2015
@jonkarl Donald… Duck? Sterling? Glover? Rumsfeld? Young?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 15, 2015
Hilarious.
More snark at Karl’s ludicrous question during such an important time to question the president on an issue:
Please tell me @jonkarl was not going to ask a goddamn Donald Trump question.
— John Ocasio-Nolte (@NolteNC) July 15, 2015
Jon Karl is seriously trying to ask about Donald fucking Trump.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 15, 2015
Jon "I want to be the guy who asked about Donald Trump" Karl.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) July 15, 2015
President Obama then cut Karl off a second time when Karl followed up with a legitimate question on the 24-day timeframe it will take to investigate an Iranian site:
Obama cuts off ABC News WH correspondent @jonkarl a second time
— Jon Street (@JonStreet) July 15, 2015
Obama's lengthy description of the bureaucratic process that takes 24 days to inspect Iranian sites underscoring @JonKarl question.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) July 15, 2015
Obama's lengthy description of the bureaucratic process that takes 24 days to inspect Iranian sites underscoring @JonKarl question.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) July 15, 2015
On 24 days delay: "The nature of nuclear programs is such,… this is not something you hide in closet."
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) July 15, 2015
But what difference does it make? Obama isn’t answering the questions anyway and is now asking himself the questions he wants to answer:
POTUS has asked himself 5-6 questions so far; reporters got 2 — and he didn't answer one of em…
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) July 15, 2015
And the press isn’t happy:
Obama is basically just lecturing and ignoring the press. Wow.
— Charles Lane (@ChuckLane1) July 15, 2015
Not a strong performance by Obama here, surprised with his tone & demeanor
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) July 15, 2015
Not a great performance today from either the press or the president.
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