Trump on Fri. suggested he could pull press credentials from reporters who don't show him 'respect'

[spanone]

...and the senate republicans yawn...

President Trump on Friday suggested he could pull press credentials from other reporters who don't show him "respect."

The comments come two days after the president suspended the press pass of CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta after a contentious exchange during a news conference.

"I think Jim Acosta is a very unprofessional man," Trump said.
Asked how long Acosta's credentials will be suspended, the president replied: "As far as I'm concerned, I haven't made that decision. But it could be others also"

Trump also went after April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks as a "loser" who "doesn't know what the hell she is doing."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/415900-trump-calls-april-ryan-a-loser-threatens-to-revoke-more-press

[Cha]

1. RESPECT is EARNED MF.

[Achilleaze]

2. "Yes sir, Mr. Dirty Donny* (R). We will behave." - Corporate Press Corpse, Inc.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Beaverhausen]

3. So, if they don't bend the knee...

Off with their heads?

[spanone]

5. In better times, we would have denounced any country who's leader threatened their press

[violetpastille]

17. +1

We are in unchartered waters.

[dalton99a]

6. And limbs

using a bone saw

[pangaia]

7. Yes. And not just figuratively, either.

[dalton99a]

4. By 'respect' he means complete fealty and obedience

[malaise]

8. Ask questions I write

Or bye bye.

[spanone]

9. Lunacy!

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. tRUMP looking in the mirror again? Unprofessional and a Loser. That's tRUMP.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Donnie, YOU Work For US!

Not the other way around. Idiot.

[allgood33]

12. Why do they keep attending his press conferences and covering his rants?

They would be showing us all a lot of respect if they stopped allowing his screeds to be broadcast.

[Permanut]

13. Just a historical note..

I'm assuming Godwin's Law has been suspended until at least November 2020.

Another close parallel with the rise of the Third Reich in the 1930's:


"The Propaganda Ministry, through its Reich Press Chamber, assumed control over the Reich Association of the German Press, the guild which regulated entry into the profession. Under the new Editors Law of October 4, 1933, the association kept registries of “racially pure” editors and journalists, and excluded Jews and those married to Jews from the profession. Propaganda Ministry officials expected editors and journalists, who had to register with the Reich Press Chamber to work in the field, to follow the mandates and instructions handed down by the ministry. In paragraph 14 of the law, the regime required editors to omit anything “calculated to weaken the strength of the Reich abroad or at home.”"


[link:https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-press-in-the-third-reich|

[MagickMuffin]

14. Keep holding that mirror up

Because everything you said is a reflection of who you are!

Now please just go away. FOREVER

[smirkymonkey]

15. What a dick!

[Midnightwalk]

16. Badge of Honor

Press needs to hit him harder. Getting banned from trump's news conferences is a badge of honor. Keep showing up but keep hammering.

[lunatica]

18. He just catapulted Jim Acosta's career into the stratosphere

The same for April Ryan and anyone else he picks on. They’re more appreciated than ever and more known and because of that they will land well. He hates the good ones which makes the rest of us love them.

The Trump effect is double edged. Those who love him will find their careers much diminished. The more loyal they are the bigger pariahs they will be and the more he hates them the more popular and respected they will be. His hate is a badge of honor.

[thegoose]

20. Good point!

They deserve to be rewarded for refusing to bow down to Orange Anus.

[thegoose]

19. April's a woman of color

So of course it's time to attack her IQ. What about her looks? You worthless orange piece of shit.

[bullwinkle428]

21. Talk about putting the DIC in DICTATORSHIP.