As Twitchy told you last night, at a Trump rally in Tampa, CNN’s Jim Acosta was greeted by a hostile crowd booing and chanting “CNN sucks!”
Just a sample of the sad scene we faced at the Trump rally in Tampa. I’m very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody getting hurt. We should not treat our fellow Americans this way. The press is not the enemy. pic.twitter.com/IhSRw5Ui3R
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2018
That kind of behavior is rude and counterproductive, to be sure. But it’s not hard to see what it stems from. Because this take from Politico’s Marc Caputo is also pretty damn rude and counterproductive:
https://twitter.com/MarcACaputo/status/1024499487014875138
Pssst! Marc! You’re not helping your cause. Like, at all.
Both of these tweets make me sad.
— Andrea Ruth (@AndreaNRuth) August 1, 2018
Because Acosta’s and Caputo’s tweets are both depressing. For different reasons.
Come on Marc. They are beyond classless but you don't have to add to the very behavior you're complaining about.
— David Bishop (@dlb100b) August 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/MarcACaputo/status/1024514888591437825
And the fact that you honestly believe that is why your profession is in such big trouble these days.
Well. pic.twitter.com/qiX85tAbKP
— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) August 1, 2018
Well.
Nice ratio cooking here.
— JWF (@JammieWF) August 1, 2018
Indeed:
Well deserved, we’d say.
Really dude? Really? Play the ball, not the man.
— H K (@herne_kzn) August 1, 2018
Wow classy!! Way to go high when they go low!
— Alain Lachance (@alainlachance21) August 1, 2018
“Siri, why does Trump’s enemy of the people insult resonate with voters?” https://t.co/0VH6X6XPUV
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 1, 2018
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https://twitter.com/gamurgis/status/1024642524911165440
Can’t imagine why these people would hate the media so much
— Patrick Colasour (@immortal_pat) August 1, 2018
Thank you for perfectly demonstrating the problem with the media.
— Mike (@mikecarroll1974) August 1, 2018
With a comment like that, it’s hard to understand why they may not like or trust you media people. Keep it up, keyboard tough guy.
— Mr. Vol (@MrVol74) August 1, 2018
Why does everyone hate the media? Hmmm…Let me think.
Keep it classy Caputo.
— Tommy's Green New Deal ☘️ (@tcal1961) August 1, 2018
This is so gross and this kind of statement is what so many in the middle of the country think the media thinks of them. @politico should hold their reporters to a higher standard. https://t.co/LEDZBKq96g
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) August 1, 2018
And it is tasteless classless comments like this thst are leading to the very reactions you dont want. People are only going to take being ? on for so long.
— Jennie Sisler (@UMFBDenMother) August 1, 2018
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Update:
Looks like the backlash has gotten to Caputo. He’s apologized for his vicious tweet:
I need to apologize for tweeting caustic remarks after seeing a reporter berated & abused. Hate begets hate. My comments referred ONLY to those jeering and swearing at the man, not a broad swath of people. But the fault is mine for causing confusion and feeding anger. 1/3
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
In the age of social media, where divisiveness serves no decent purpose, these flippant comments on my part only made things worse and contributed to a cycle of rage that I should not have inflamed further. So I'm sorry. 2/3
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
While it’s usually a good idea to just delete tweets that are wrong, I own this and the criticism (both accurate and misleading) that has followed. I'll do better. Here they are: 3/3 pic.twitter.com/G2rZrHjYWb
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
Credit where it’s due: Caputo’s doing something many of his colleagues in the media refuse to do and owning up to his mistake. Hopefully he really will do better going forward.
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