Why do reporters continue to show up to be verbally abused by Trump?

[kentuck]

Why do their bosses send them into such situations?

Donald Trump wants to be in charge of everything, but he wants to be responsible for nothing.

Reporters should be permitted to walk out when he starts talking about fake news and how terrible reporters are and how they should sit closer together so they can all catch the virus and maybe die?

He does not give White House news conferences anymore. The reporters should not have to put up with this abusive behavior.

[Peregrine Took]

1. Herd mentality. They'd all have to agree to go and they won't do that. n/t

[gratuitous]

2. Do it on a pool basis

One reporter, one camera, everyone shares the spew if they want to air it at all.

Trump has been deprived of his little Nuremberg rallies, and he desperately needs an audience at all times. Deprive him of the press audience as well, and he will gyre further out of control. He's not called Needy Amin for nothing.

[CanonRay]

3. I love it when they nod and write furiously

when Trump is responding, as if he's actually saying something that has meaning

[murielm99]

4. I think various news providers should get together

ahead of time and bird-dog trump. If he does not answer, or gives an outrageous answer, someone else can ask the question in another form. They can repeat it as often as necessary. This can be done calmly and somewhat respectfully.

He may melt down. He may contradict himself. Maybe we will see a little more truth. Maybe a few more people will decide not to vote for him.

https://www.fcnl.org/updates/bird-dogging-guide-252

https://sites.google.com/view/birddog-nation/home

[Meowmee]

5. They should have

Stopped showing up a long time ago.

[Chainfire]

6. I keep hoping that one of them

will get in Trump's face, call him out on a lie, talk over him and tell the damn truth. Getting good video of the security dragging them screaming from the room would be outstanding. They would be a national hero to half of the country. Everybody is too focused on protecting their own precious asses and careers to do that kind of thing.

[malaise]

7. Networks and cable should cut the coverage

It's not that hard

[Laelth]

8. They're getting paid? n/t

-Laelth

[BSdetect]

9. They ought to turn their backs to him and or leave en masse.

[msongs]

10. those press events could use some social distancing, they are all mobbed together nt

[nolabear]

11. Because we need to know. We need to keep watching their machinations.

If those reporters, whom I consider heroes for exposing themselves to both the physical and emotional dangers, stop showing up then they can do anything in that dark.