Discussion: WHCA Calls On Trump To Tell Supporters Physical Violence Against Reporters 'Unacceptable'

It is a sad day when something like this has to be pointed out to the President of the United States.

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But he doesnā€™t feel that way. You expect him to lie?

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It is kinda disturbing that an organization whose whole job is reporting on the presidency has apparently been paying so little attention to who is President.

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If a reporter being murdered and dismembered in a Consulate doesnā€™t bother him, you think heā€™s bothered by someone just getting punched?

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He does do it so often and effortlessly, so it would be nice (at least once) if he did it for something good.

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For a long time it was mostly about his reputation and public image. But more and more heā€™s in a battle for his presidency, his net worth, and quite possibly his physical freedom. Heā€™s not going to go too far out of his way to rein in his more rabid followers just to keep media people safe.

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And it would be a message that runs counter to the rest of his message that the media is the enemy.

If youā€™re not allowed to and even supposed to attack your enemyā€¦

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On a much funnier note, Two Scoops has an idea forā€”wait for itā€”a parade! A Salute to America parade, or parade-like object! On the Fourth of July ā€œor thereaboutsā€! We elected him to go in there and really shake things up and boy is he delivering.

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If it involves Mueller marching him out of the WH in handcuffs and down the street to the Hill for the verdict in his Senate Trialā€¦ The Mall will be packed. Huuuuuugest crowd e-v-e-r. Bigger than big.

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The parade to the TrebutineĀ® is the one Iā€™m up for.

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Well, the whole idea was France-inspired to begin with, so itā€™s very fitting. And itā€™d make socko TV too.

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Yes, and mail bombs sent to former Presidents and news organizations(CNN). The guy from Florida with his ā€œMAGAā€ van. We were lucky the bombs didnā€™t work.

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I have no doubt that, by his calculations, fear of physical violence has a useful part to play in defense of his presidency. We know Republican senators are moral cowards - a few bloodied reporters could send a useful additional message.

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Can we throw rotten food at him? Because, if itā€™s anything like Cersei Lannisterā€™s walk of shame (minus the nudity of course :fearful:), Iā€™d make a special trip to DC just for it!

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If the WHCA wants trumpā€™s attention, minimize the number of reporters covering him. If itā€™s a choice between being ignored by the media or telling his supporters to back off, trump will tell them to cool it (for a little while).

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The press should boycott his orange ass.

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slip a bunch over an arrow shaft ā€¦ā€¦ a kabob kinda thing ā€¦ā€¦

deliver it that way ā€”

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But itā€™s that correspondent group ā€¦. ya know ā€¦ā€¦ those roasters ā€”

Itā€™s probably just a joke ā€¦ā€¦

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Thatā€™s never gonna happen. Trump clearly finds committing violence against journalists not only acceptable, but admirable - cf. Kashoggi, Jamal and Trumpā€™s admiration of MbS, or Trumpā€™s admiration of Putin and how he handles journalists.

Trump is objectively pro-violence against journalists. He even urges his supporters to do it.

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