CNN just called him unhinged

[gopiscrap]

[muntrv]

1. When was he ever hinged?

[MoonRiver]

7. Never, but the press is finally admitting it.

[ailsagirl]

40. I just burst out laughing at work

[Orrex]

2. They're being kind

But I applaud them for mentioning it at all.

[lagomorph777]

3. That's a pretty mild characterization.

I would call today's performance a complete psychotic break.

[Atman]

4. Meh...Fake News

[Va Lefty]

5. A brief recap...

[DK504]

29. THAT is spot on for the perfect storm that is 2017.

[nolabear]

6. And they would be right.

Spicer and Kellyanne must be drinking HARD right now.

[wildeyed]

8. And called it the Festivus press conferences.

It was soooooo bad. Really was an unhinged performance.

[OldHippieChick]

9. That was Jake Tapper who used that word

and he is now saying that not only is Trump lying, but he is whining and it needs to stop.

[tavalon]

44. Yep, Jake Tapper was one of the first to stop using almost words

like, falsehood and dissembling and even untrue. He says lies and he says it more and more each day. It's refreshing to hear the correct word.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

10. Kasie Hunt (MSNBC) was on Capitol Hill watching with some Republicans and Democrats

and she said their jaws were on the floor!

[gopiscrap]

11. I would have liked to have seen that

[moondust]

12. I saw that.

"both sides"


John Dean: "I've never seen a more classless President."

[Cha]

51. Classless anybody

[randome]

13. TPM: Historically Unhinged Press Conference Caps Trump's First Month In Office.

That's TalkingPointsMemo.com, in case anyone doesn't know.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[wiggs]

20. The most accurate, best coverage of Trump is unfortunately found in places like TPM,

Guardian, Rawstory, opinion pages of WaPo and NYT, Mediate, Rude Pundit, etc. Whenever there's a Latest News headline expressing astonishment or outrage on the DU home page, it seems like it always comes from minor media outlets. fLarger audience outlets need to start using similar blunt language to describe his behavior. Tapper calling the press conference unhinged is too isolated...all coverage (except FOX which is asking too much) needs to be honest like that for it to sink in and reach the larger public discussion.

The temptation by even MSNBC and CNN to have a die-hard trump supporter on for every honest but harsh criticism is misguided. Honest, not merely balanced, commentary has never been needed more (except maybe for before the 2017 election).

[randome]

22. I can only imagine the agonies Josh Marshall and his staff go through to remain objective.

For them to use 'historically unhinged' in a headline is a big deal.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[DK504]

30. The media doesn't get around to talking

about all his fresh and new treasony high crimes. Even Rachel she's behind the times...it gives me a sad.

[lark]

14. They should call it like it is -

He is a total lunatic!

[jalan48]

15. The Pussy Grabber is definitely unhinged.

He needs to hurry off to his luxury hotel for the weekend so he can feed his sexual addiction.

[MMTampa]

34. Trump takes Propecia. . .

Propecia is now prescribed to grow hair - it was developed to treat enlarged prostates - therefore it shrinks the prostate - most men cannot achieve an erection with a shrunken prostate. All he can do is grab them by the pussy - with his tiny little fingers. . .

[jalan48]

43. Don't forget those golden showers he is so fond of.

[Lucky Luciano]

16. Proof that CNN is a communist tree hugging libtard outlet!

Sadly, I probably have to make explicit.

[gopiscrap]

17. yeah I'm with you

too bad so many fools feel that way about REAL news

[matt819]

18. Didn't watch, but love this HuffPo Headline

76-Minute Meltdown

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Can't get much more succinct than that.

And I love the idea on another thread that all the real journalists should show up at the next press conference with ball bearings, a la Captain Queeq in The Caine Mutiny.

[gopiscrap]

23. God yes!!!

[Big_K]

33. Or ben wa balls...

I'm just suggesting.

[C Moon]

19. Seriously? Wow. Good job CNN!

[Paladin]

21. Perfect description of it.

John Dean said his first presidential news conference was in 1957 with Eisenhower---and never since had he ever witnessed anything like it. Completely unhinged.

[gopiscrap]

25. wow and he was with Nixon when the heat was on

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Nixon was kind of unhinged wandering the WH and drinking near the end, but nothing like this. . nt

[montana_hazeleyes]

49. That's what I remember, and

wasn't he talking to portraits of long dead presidents and kind of like he was a lost soul at that point? It's hard for me to remember now.

[Nitram]

26. I admit I thought he might be crazy like a fox.

But now it's clear, he's just plain crazy as a loon.

[CountAllVotes]

27. Unglued & coming down fast ....

A total helter skelter so to speak!

[etherealtruth]

28. That sums it up

[notdarkyet]

31. He can't handle the truth. His mind is gone.

[etherealtruth]

32. I can't fathom how people support this narcissistic buffoon

I could not and would not support a lunatic on the left ... I am at a loss to explain how right wingers can look at this unhinged mess and be OK with it?

[classykaren]

42. Shame on his kids.

[Az_lefty]

35. Unhinged, the result of being completely in over his head

[hurple]

36. I thought Alec Baldwin

NAILED it this afternoon during that press conference sketch! It was almost like it was actually Trump up there. His funniest performance yet.

What?

[ProfessorPlum]

47. LOL

[Grammy23]

37. My guess is this past month has been extremely difficult for tRump.

He is finding out the hard way that there really are limitations to what he can do. Some people have the nerve to say NO to him. He has had embarrassing moments and now a lot of the facade of his campaign is falling away. The behind the scenes maneuvers with Putin are being revealed. And worst of all, the Russians tampered with the election so he is not the legitimate winner. Any of us would crack under that strain. So he is grasping at the only way he knows to pull things back together. He is using what worked for him during the campaign. Attack the media relentlessly. Spew lies. Talk in a stream of consciousness flow of babble. Act rude and crude and show 'em who is boss.

This won't save him, of course. The ones trying to give him a chance now have a huge reason to give up on him. The only ones that will excuse his behavior are his loyal base. Today he acted like the guy they voted for and they were happy to see the muzzle off of tRump.

I felt sick watching this meltdown today, even though I have been predicting his Captain Queeg moment for weeks. I am pretty sure that others on DU felt the same way. We're in uncharted waters and every hour brings a new wave of uncertainty. I hope that we get some signal that this nightmare will be concluded soon. But I am not holding my breath.

[tavalon]

46. I just want to know that he has restrictions against using nuclear weapons against

the media, us or frankly anyone.

[manicraven]

38. I wonder what other world leaders think after meeting with Trump? Maybe they feel sorry for us!

[ailsagirl]

41. God only knows

I just hope they don't think we're a nation of happy campers

[vkkv]

39. BS post - where is the CONTENT? Link ???

[Cha]

52. Don't be rude

[tavalon]

45. Okay, I have a question

The sound of his voice makes me ill. But, would I be skipping history in the making if I don't watch this presser? I could get a 7up and some crackers if it's that important and it is that important if the 25th or impeachment begins because of this.

[Takket]

48. welcome to 18 months ago, CNN.

[Skittles]

53. no shit

gawd, it's DISGUSTING how badly the media dropped the ball

and the ridiculous Trump supporters think it's a LIBERAL MEDIA? A truly LIBERAL MEDIA would have outed that mentally unfit buffoon LONG AGO

[ck4829]

50. Well, he is.

[Maaattcast]

54. Because he is

Yeah this isn't anything new, we've known this a long long time. What's new is republicans who always so confidently claimed he would be different and change once in the White House, have now had to watch in horror as not only has he not transformed into a new more level headed, "presidential" man, he's actually gotten MORE UNHINGED!

On an unrelated side note, while watching his rambling, crazy town presss conference I learned about his campaign rally this weekend in Florida (yes campaign rally.. for reelection.. not even a month into office). Do we need anymore evidence that this man has never had any interest in governing and has only been in this for his own ego, he needs the screaming crowds, he could care less about healthcare or tax policy. What I hope though is we don't let him get that mass adulation he so desperately needs without seeing the significantly larger mass outrage he causes. So please tell me people in resistance are planning a counter rally or protest at the same location and time as where his campaign event will be.