But seriously, folks … even conservatives on social media have been trying to get the media to take a hint: Donald Trump is going to screw up bigly somewhere along the line, so for the sake of credibility, maybe hold back just a little bit until he does? Hold something in reserve?
Or, just keep going for scorched earth.
Me: Maybe the media shouldn't panic every time Trump acts like Trump
Media: Nah we good https://t.co/t5iXj8x2Wl— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 14, 2016
The Hill passed along a report by CNN that Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, will set up an office in the White House that is usually reserved for the first lady; Melania Trump plans to live in New York City until son Barron finishes the school year.
Via @SaraMurray: Ivanka Trump to get office in same space reserved for First Lady in WH; Ivanka's title still TBD, per transition source
— lisa mirando (@LisaMirandoCNN) December 14, 2016
That sounded innocent enough to us, but Julia Ioffe, a columnist at Foreign Policy, instead presented it as an either/or scenario that was anything but innocent.
Ivanka Trump to get office in WH space reserved for First Lady. https://t.co/0Fo8vDKcDC
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/809137740432506883
Your tweet? https://t.co/QVqYPHWuc9
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 14, 2016
Good answer.
Oh my God, Julia. Really? https://t.co/c16hzrl1R1
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/MattHardigree/status/809137873295392768
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/809142828819419137
Considering Trump hasn’t even taken the oath of office yet, this is just going to get worse, isn’t it? We honestly don’t know how, and we don’t want to find out. Again, “real news” outlets allegedly pay this person to write about politics.
#journalism https://t.co/q7WaKSp2vG
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 14, 2016
Professional Journalist. https://t.co/x32Pb3Pgrx
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) December 14, 2016
.@juliaioffe This is for verbal, in private company, when drunk. Not in writing, in public, while nominally sober.
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/809142951838445568
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/809140548577726464
@TBCJay The Left never put parameters on it. They wanted to claim it for Chelsea Clinton this year, for instance.
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/809141548914970624
Wow, that's an actual news reporter……
— jorio (@jorio1984) December 14, 2016
I can't fathom why nobody listens to you anymore. A complete mystery.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) December 14, 2016
"We have no idea how Trump won," they said. https://t.co/g8hGU1yRye
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 14, 2016
Stay classy out there.
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Update:
A swing and a miss …
We have a president-elect who popularized "saying what everyone is thinking," but I guess my phrasing should've been more delicate.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) December 14, 2016
So … “everyone” who read that story in The Hill was thinking about incest, but it’s Trump’s fault that Ioffe came out and said it? Who wants to tell Billy Bush his phrasing was just indelicate and he can have his job back?
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/809156720027205634
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Update:
It looks like Ioffe was planning on taking her talents to The Atlantic anyway, so Politico has gone ahead and “accelerated the close” of her contributor contract.
https://twitter.com/PfeifferDC/status/809163320423026688
Easy call. The Atlantic announced her hiring last week. https://t.co/qG5FJjalCy
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) December 14, 2016
this is the equivalent of going home early on your last day of work https://t.co/GH4wpNZDUl
— Nino (@baldingschemer) December 14, 2016
Scolding message from Politico's leadership on Julia Ioffe's Trump tweet from today: Contract terminated immediately. pic.twitter.com/Zz8fGfmukr
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) December 14, 2016