Trump slaps CNN...CNN slaps back

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[Laurian]

1. Dang....appears the gloves are off.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

34. The middle phase of the Fall of the Trump-Republican Empire has begun. The gloves have been off for

The gloves have been off for a couple of months now.

I've been noticing little things here and there.

I think the Trump-Republican Child Separations had a large impact on the psyche of Americans and something shifted as it was followed by Singapore and Helsinki. When a President fucks up Domestic and Foreign Policy simultaneously it gets noticed.

As the zeitgeist shifted, some in the media lost some of the fear and began pushing back. Plus the relentless attacks on the media may have reached a tipping point for them.

The gloves have been off for a couple of months now.

[Scurrilous]

2. K&R

[HipChick]

3. No one is afraid of yellow belly bone spurs...

[3catwoman3]

15. "Yellow belly bone spurs" - hah!

Consider this stolen.

[SkyDaddy7]

33. Yellow Belly...

Cadet Spanky Bonespur!

[Lonestarblue]

50. Except Republicans in Congress.

They’re willing to follow him into the pits of hell rather than stand up and say that Trump’s behavior is not acceptable and is demeaning to the presidency. World leaders already have taken his measure and decided that he is a buffoon who will eventually be gone—a day I’m sure they’re all eagerly anticipating, except for Putin, of course. Republicans in the House especially have no excuse to fear Trump’s base—the primaries are over, and there is absolutely no chance that Trump’s cult will vote for anyone other than a Republican. All they’re doing is continuing to alienate independent voters and traditional Republicans who are more likely to vote for Democrats. So what's their excuse for rolling over and playing dead now?

[olegramps]

53. The entirety of the Republican Party is a criminal enterprise without a shred of morals.

They regard perjury as a virtue along with misogyny, sexual abuse, racism and general moral turpitude.

[erronis]

59. It's just surprising for all of us that it took so long to identify these maggots.

I can't possibly remember all the cretins that stole elections, votes, democracy.

DeLay, Gingrich, Cheney, Rove, McCarthy, Nixon and henchmen, Murdoch/Mercer/Kochs, North/Poindexter, Norquist, Abramoff....

The list just keeps going on. None of these people have a single redeeming feature in their lives other than self-serving.

And of course, under the self-serving - please add anyone who parrots on fux news.

[olegramps]

66. Dating for Nixon the Republican Party has pursued a Fascist agenda.

Their goal is an allegiance with the oligarchs to create a government that is ruled by a president without restrict powers. It is very close to becoming a reality and should scare the hell out of anyone who has any regard for our constitutional government of people, by the people and for the people. Trumps cabinet is comprised as the wealth who have absolutely no regard for the working class that they view unworthy of self governance. The have waged a highly successful campaign in which they have convinced millions of low educated working class citizens that they are their benefactors and that liberalism is the religion of immoral, un-American enemies of the real patriots from the heart land of the nation. There strategy is as old as time: Divide and Conquer. As Lincoln warned, A house divided cannot stand. They are presently challenging the basic concept upon which this nation is founded that no one regardless of their position is above the law. Unless people awaken their victory is within sight.

[spanone]

4. About Time!

K&R...

[Grasswire2]

5. Bravo Bernstein! You really got under his skin!

Wow. Bernstein likely has higher poll numbers than Trump at this point

"torn apart from within"?? What's that about?

[LakeSuperiorView]

9. Take your pick, wishful thinking or projection.

My guess is the latter.

[Hekate]

6. Well all right! You go, CNN!

[dem4decades]

7. Oh snap. Trump just got owned.

[shanny]

8. OK what'd I miss? What did Bernstein say/do/report? nt

[Marcuse]

10. Lanny Davis retracted his statement about Trump's prior knowledge of the Russian conspiracy meeting.

Bernstein reported Davis’s statements.

https://www.thewrap.com/cnn-reporters-defend-michael-cohen-piece-cnn-stands-by-its-story/

[shanny]

12. ah. thanks

[sandensea]

20. The best part is that OF COURSE he knew

Cheeto knew of it, planned it, and ruminated, sweated and shat enough bricks over it to build a new Kremlin.

Why Lanny Davis had to retract what even children know to be true, is beyond me.

[Staph]

26. Ugh!

An orange Kremlin!

[Marcuse]

30. Lanny's initial assertion contradicts Cohen's testimony.

If Lanny was accurate, then Cohen perjured himself before Congress. Hence Lanny fell on his sword. CNN says it has sources beside Lanny.

[sandensea]

31. Excellent explanation.

Thank you.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

48. Good catch....thanks

[YessirAtsaFact]

51. Makes sense because I didn't think Lanny Davis just got it wrong

Davis had to backtrack or imply that his client had perjured himself.

The attorney said he misspoke in order to protect his client.

[True Blue American]

40. Bernstein ha been telling the truth about Republicans

From the beginning of this mess. Woodward went to the Republican side long ago so they would buy his one a year books.

I have seen Woodward on once or twice, both times he was nervous.

Bernstein has been telling the truth about Trump for 2 years now. A regular on CNN. He does not mince words. Trump’s threats and rages are becoming laughable to the average person. He is running out of people to call names, alienated many who used to stand up for him.

That is what a narcissist does. They use people, then turn on them move on to the next. They ripun their course,then are exposed.

Thank you, CNN for fighting back.

[Power 2 the People]

11. Love it!

He deserves no respect from anyone.

[Kajun Gal]

13. Sounds like the Trumpchild is talking about himself!

[defacto7]

14. But the trolls and bots are thick in the replies.

[ailsagirl]

16. Love it!!!

Go CNN!!!

[a kennedy]

17. THIS IS INSANE...........

the POTUS is in a texting war with a TELEVISION NETWORK!!!!! What the hell is going on???? We are living in the most inchanted or fwauked up time in history.

[Demovictory9]

28. I know

[Initech]

62. I vote for fucked up!

Any other president wouldn't give a rat's ass about prime time TV, and we're unfortunately stuck with one who does.

[czarjak]

18. Self-proclaimed "Great Christian"...

Calls someone a fool? (Biiiig no-no)

[bitterross]

19. We've sunk to a new low as a country. The news calling the President a Fool.

Now, don't get me wrong. CNN is totally correct and I support their statement.

My sadness is this is where we are as a country. New outlets feel free, and should feel free, to call out the President as a fool. Sure, they've made veiled remarks in the past but never so blatant.

[Totally Tunsie]

23. That is so true, bitterross, and I notice the networks' call-out daily.

Never in history has presidential opposition been this sharp. It's well deserved, of course, but also stunning from a viewer standpoint. Networks are no longer couching their dismay and disbelief at a president's actions. They're right out there in their rejection of tRumphole. I say "Good for them".

[Demovictory9]

29. +1000

[True Blue American]

41. You can not blame the media

For this one. They have been wrong many times,pushing for the Iraq war, pushing Trump, hounding Hillary, but for once they are exposing the corruption.

[bitterross]

64. I do not blame the media. I blame Trump

I blame Trump. He is the primary cause. He, PERSONALLY, has lowered the level of discourse and everything else associated with the office.

[Sherman A1]

63. Agreed

we have gone through the looking glass.

[Angry Dragon]

21. Kick for exposure

[Omaha Steve]

22. K&R!

[BigmanPigman]

24. I wonder why he never attacks MSNBC as "fake news"?

[Jamaal510]

36. My guess is

he doesn't see them as much of a threat since they have a reputation as a left-leaning network while CNN is known for being more neutral and probably can appeal to a broader audience.

[Cha]

39. Good guess.

[True Blue American]

42. He does,

Joe and Mika got a taste of his fury. Kind of funny, because they pushed their dear friend, Donald before the election. Letting him call in daily, visiting his golf courses. He exposed Mika’s face lift, that set the feud in motion. Also exposed their affair, they had to publicly announce they were,” Engaged!”

[BigmanPigman]

58. Yeah, he only seems to pick on those two.

But he leaves everyone else and the network alone.

[DesertRat]

25. Carl Bernstein too

Link to tweet

@carlbernstein
@realdonaIdtrump- I have spent my life as a journalist bringing the truth to light, through administrations of both parties. No taunt will diminish my commitment to that mission, which is the essential role of a free press. @CNN stands by its story, and I stand by my reporting.

7:22 PM - Aug 29, 2018

[True Blue American]

43. Smile

[lpbk2713]

44. He's a good man.

I'm glad we have people like Carl Bernstein we can rely on.
You sure as hell can't trust anyone in the Trump White House.

[Demovictory9]

27. ouch!

[Lugnut]

32. Blam!

[Garrett78]

35. "Make no mistake, Mr. Ghostwriter..."

Fixed.

[DFW]

37. Carl Bernstein, of all people

Carl helped take down a far bigger president (though probably equal in the asshole department) than Trump. Carl may be getting on in years, but I'll bet someone with his resumé still scares the living crap out of a blustering bag of wind like Trump.

[OnDoutside]

45. Yes, and Trump is of a similar vintage, so he'd have gotten the enormity of Woodward & Bernstein at

the time.

[pansypoo53219]

38. why do the moron's attacks always sound like he is talking about himself???

[ehrnst]

46. CNN was recently called "a lying tool of the Koch bros" recently on DU

Because they factchecked another person in power.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

47. People/ media/ politicians should push back...

He is a bully...you stand up and fight back with a bully they usually back down. I don’t understand why some are so afraid of him. Forgetting re-election concerns. Why not?

Figuratively “bitch slap” that pustule on Satan’s sphincter back into the roiling fetid pond from whence he was hatched.

[erronis]

60. I'd do it with a long 2x4 to avoid the pustulent eruptions.

Green/yellow/slimey.

Think of all the bigmacs/whopppppers/etc. that went into that giant pimple.

[bucolic_frolic]

49. #FakeAmerican tries to manufacture his own reality

It's Raskolnikov, man of destiny and ego, all over again.

[ginnyinWI]

52. Wow. Great projection!

This is the best case of projection by the trumpsky that I've seen so far!

"Sloppy @carlbernstein, a man who lives in the past and thinks like a degenerate fool, making up story after story, is being laughed at all over the country! Fake News"

[Firestorm49]

54. Here, here ! LMAO. Take no prisoners.

[EndGOPPropaganda]

55. CNN still doesn't understand messaging. First sentence NOT

Read first few paras here.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/georgelakoff.com/2017/06/07/karen-handels-i-am-not-a-crook-moment-i-do-not-support-a-livable-wage/amp/



Better tweet from CNN: “We are the free press. We report truth. You spread lies to save your skin as Mueller moves in.”

[NastyRiffraff]

56. "...we report when people in power tell lies."

THAT's the way to say it.

[calimary]

57. Damn right.

[Initech]

61. Daaaaaaaaaaaamn! That was a burn!

[ecstatic]

65. How much longer are we supposed to deal with this buffoon?

He is such a disgrace. A joke. A clown. A liar and traitor. How much longer?!