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poboy2

(2,078 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 12:02 PM Mar 2018

'I know hes watching television because hes calling me five minutes after'

'I know he’s watching television because he’s calling me five minutes after': Republicans go on TV — then they get a call from Trump
Business Insider
Allan Smith
4 hrs ago

After one of freshman Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's first appearances on cable news, he got a call from someone offering some advice.
"Don't let people talk over you," President Donald Trump told Gaetz, the congressman recalled in a recent interview.
From one of his biggest fans, Gaetz has received compliments on a new haircut, backup on an argument, or pointers on his presence.

"He did make mention of the fact that he thought I had found a calling in television, which is high praise from someone who found a calling in television," Gaetz told Business Insider.

Gaetz was one of four Republican members of Congress who told Business Insider that Trump often likes to give them a call moments after they appear on cable news.

It is no secret that the president is a frequent consumer of the medium. A quick peek at his Twitter feed on any given day shows him often reacting to a segment on the "Fox & Friends" morning show, promoting a Fox News host's program or upcoming interview on the network, or slamming coverage from competing outlets like CNN.

The New York Times reported in December that Trump spends between four and eight hours a day watching television, though he has insisted that he does "not watch much television."


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http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-watches-tv-fox-news-calls-republicans-2018-2
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'I know hes watching television because hes calling me five minutes after' (Original Post) poboy2 Mar 2018 OP
So he was elected to watch TV and eat dalton99a Mar 2018 #1
Pretty much... redstatebluegirl Mar 2018 #2
...high praise from someone who found a calling in television elias7 Mar 2018 #3
Oh He's a slimy, lying, criminal POS. One of Trumpy's stooges. poboy2 Mar 2018 #4
Anytime you see a repuke on tv they are speaking directly to trump alone. NightWatcher Mar 2018 #5
Kelly Conway slipped up and said this a year ago. poboy2 Mar 2018 #8
When tr-dump jets down to Mar a Lago on weekends... magicarpet Mar 2018 #6
Do they have prison tv? WhiteTara Mar 2018 #7
This needs a K UTUSN Mar 2018 #9

elias7

(3,999 posts)
3. ...high praise from someone who found a calling in television
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 12:07 PM
Mar 2018

not high praise from a business mogul, a billionaire, the President (not that Trump is any of these), but Gaetz is truly a dumbass

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
5. Anytime you see a repuke on tv they are speaking directly to trump alone.
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 12:18 PM
Mar 2018

They are spineless cowards who are giving the country away.

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
8. Kelly Conway slipped up and said this a year ago.
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:30 PM
Mar 2018

She was right. She did what she had to do given the idiots habits/addictions.
She was blasted by him and laughed at, but she was right. Hateful and conniving, but dead on accurate in terms of trying to talk to him.
How bizarre. Not only that, but his vehament denial. He is busted all the time, but its FAKE NEWS.

If there's one sure way to piss me off, its to insult my intelligence with a blatant provable lie.

magicarpet

(14,149 posts)
6. When tr-dump jets down to Mar a Lago on weekends...
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 12:24 PM
Mar 2018

..... Gaetz tags along to accompany him. They exchange political back rubs and kiss each other's ass during the entire flight down bragging and boasting about how politically astute each of them are.

They are both putrid slime-balls from the same pea pod.

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