Duke of Bullshit: "The" Donald

[Dave]

Alex Jones (InfoWars) says that the Trump administration has offered him press credentials to attend White House press briefings. I think I see where this is going.

Trump said that since the press didn't like the idea of being kicked out of the White House, he's not going to do that. Instead, rather than the current longstanding arrangement in which the White House Correspondents' Association decides who gets a seat in the briefing room, Trump has said,

We have so many people that want to go in so we'll have to just have to pick the people to go into the room – I'm sure other people will be thrilled about that. But we offered a much larger room because we need a much larger room and we offered to do that, but they went crazy.

"Trump Won't Remove Press From White House, But Says He Will Pick Who Gets In" | US News & World Report

At his first press conference as president, Trump brought members of his staff into the room to applaud and cheer him while he sneered at the gathered press and attempted to browbeat particular reporters. It looks to me like he's planning on marginalizing the established press that doesn't kowtow to him and replacing many of their reporters with clowns like Alex Jones.

This is getting more and more like a dystopian future-fiction novel.

Read several,Trump is finding ideas even some good authors never dreamed up!

[Dave]

I'm probably reading too much into it. It's obvious that Trump is really enjoying the fact that his position lets him lord it over the press. If he didn't have some of the "opposition party" in the room, it wouldn't be as much fun for him.

Well, perhaps the "opposition" should simply stop reporting him as a person. Just comment on the published policy documents and report things like, "-The President spoke on . . .", bare facts only.

He craves publicity, take as much away from him, personaly, as possible - treat him like a talking head.

[Biggus Dickus]

These seem particularly fitting at the moment.

[Arturo]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-begin-break-president-trump-035951217.html

...the precedent-breaking new President was testing the patience of Republicans who had hoped he might change tactics and tone once he was in the Oval Office.

Maybe this is a good sign?

[Pasta Chick]

Shut the fuck up, Donny!

[xSilverPhinx]

Shut the fuck up, Donny!

[joeactor]

In other news...

Almost 450,000 people have signed the petition asking Trump to release his taxes.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-release-donald-trumps-full-tax-returns-all-information-needed-verify-emoluments-clause-compliance

[Arturo]

In other news...

Almost 450,000 people have signed the petition asking Trump to release his taxes.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-release-donald-trumps-full-tax-returns-all-information-needed-verify-emoluments-clause-compliance

That is well over their goal.

[Davin]

I'd really like him to release his taxes.

[Recusant]

[xSilverPhinx]

^

[xSilverPhinx]

  ^ I'd think this really funny if the situation were not so serious.

Laugh so as not to cry?

[Arturo]

I couldn't understand wtf he was trying to get across.

[xSilverPhinx]

Maybe he can't decide on the size of something?

[Arturo]

I feel this video perfectly encompasses everything about the previous one.