Theory: Press Conference was Staged. An Act.

[Equinox Moon]

Last edited Fri Feb 17, 2017, 09:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Within minutes of the press conference ending a mass email went out from the Trump campaign. It was extensive, not something that could be put together in an hour. It included a long survey regarding questions about the “corrupt media.” Today was a Boeing plant visit with speech. Tomorrow, a campaign rally in Florida. All these events in a coordinated sequence.

Is it possible this entire press conference was staged? Unhinged, yes, and staged.

Here is the so-called survey:
https://action.donaldjtrump.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GOP_surveys_Mainstream-Media-Accountability-Survey&utm_content=021617-media-survey-djt-jfc-p-p-hf-e&utm_source=e_p-p

[rzemanfl]

1. Even SNL could not have staged that mess. As Borowitz said video of Trump

being peed on by hookers could not be as embarrassing as that press conference.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

33. SNL has a challenge to make a skit of that presser.

Trump is his own best satirist.

[BittyJenkins]

2. Very scary survey

https://action.donaldjtrump.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GOP_surveys_Mainstream-Media-Accountability-Survey&utm_content=021617-media-survey-djt-jfc-p-p-hf-e&utm_source=e_p-p

[Equinox Moon]

3. I just filled one out.

Wow! those questions. He is at war with our first amendment. I had fun with some of my responses.

[starshine00]

19. as a means to an end

which is even scarier. Taking down the press is the first step to much more sinister goals I am sure. He can't do it, but he thinks he can, both his and Putin's arrogance are wrong in this case. Putin does not understand America because the American people have not been beaten down by atrocity like that present in the history of Russia throughout the ages. Just one example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Novgorod That kind of thing takes generations to sift out of the collective psyche and for whatever reason (climate? vast territory? who knows...) Russia continues to be medieval in so many aspects.

[HAB911]

25. same here, everyone should respond! nt

[Equinox Moon]

26. I agree.

Feel free to start a thread with the link. We should flood the responses with ours from the resistance.

[Sunlei]

37. looked at it but I don't want to connect my device to'them' right away tracking cookies were install

installed. It's a push poll and I HATE the idea our American government is connected to this try to remove Americas Free Press. Looks like fox republican TV is behind this attack on America.

[DeadLetterOffice]

5. Hello, Push Poll!

What a piece of methodologically flawed, ideological garbage.

[Equinox Moon]

27. TY for naming it.

"Push poll," I did not really know what one was even though I had heard of them.

[KingCharlemagne]

4. Maybe by Pirandello or Stoppard - nt

[DK504]

6. They absolutely are.

Boeing employees just rejected the union. I'm sure that made SCROTUS giddy. But his insane diatribe about how much he lerves America and we are winning. Press bad, I'm perfect. That's the only take away from these insane pep rallies.

[jalan48]

7. If Trump wasn't acting so wacko we would be talking about the dismantling of the EPA for example.

That would be a big issue in the news. Instead, it's what crazy thing did Donald say today. Yes, it feels staged to me, a huge diversion while other, really important stuff flies under the radar.

[Equinox Moon]

8. With all the real issues facing American's

this was one huge diversion. He played the press and he played Americans.

This is bad for America.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Occam's razor: He's still searching for his mandate

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[loyalsister]

10. Not just that timeline

With a serious scandal brewing, he seized an opportunity to discredit the people who are revealing it. The persecution and refusal to accept criticism isn't just part of his MO. He has gotten people to join him and keeps digging in to create a narrative so that his supporters join him as enemies of the media. And, they believe that everything that is uncovered is a lie.

[Equinox Moon]

11. Yep.

[lame54]

14. Guaranteed he lost support from that circus performance

[lame54]

12. Not again...

He gained nothing from that embarrassment

More fuel for his inevitable impeachment

[Fast Walker 52]

15. yes, I have to think he lost more than he gained

[Equinox Moon]

16. Not with "the base".

The interviews with "the base" are they liked what he did. It charged them up.

[Fast Walker 52]

17. fuck the base... how soulless and/or dumb and/or horrible must those people be by this point?

and it still can't be a majority of voters...

[lame54]

24. Guaranteed he shaved off some supporters with that one

[Fast Walker 52]

13. I think it was only staged in the sense that he wanted to go out and rail on the media

everything else was his insanity and improv.

[GReedDiamond]

18. What a profoundly stupid fucking survey...

...these fucking assholes are unfuckingbelievable!

They won't care much for any of my answers.

[Equinox Moon]

20. I did one anyway.

It was satisfying to tell them my views.

[GReedDiamond]

21. Yeah, I did get a slight sense of satisfaction out of it, too...nt

[Blue Idaho]

22. This is not three dimensional chess...

And Trump isn't a Mensa candidate. The White House is not filled with masterminds. Trump is sick and his WH is dysfunctional. the fact that they are trying to fundraise on this presser doesn't take much talent and the survey could be pushed out in about an hour.

Trump NEEDS these events to prop up his low self esteem - it's as simple as that.

[etherealtruth]

23. Exactly!

[Stellar]

28. hear, hear! nt.

[Sunlei]

31. people should know if trumps tweets on a personal account, and he IS.its all "fake president" events

remember Obama never took back or changed the "dangerous & unfit" opinion. In my book those words continue to stand for todays republican white house.

[Sunlei]

29. 'action trump group', thats kellyannes propaganda minister 'job' destabilizing Americas Free Press.

PUSH POLLS and twitter wars. More Republicans crapping on Americans. for the fucking Republican Terrorists Gang of elected criminals.

[oberliner]

30. Of course it was

Worked like a charm, as well.

[kentuck]

32. that makes it even more scary...

that someone would plan and stage such an event as an attack upon the free press.

[Equinox Moon]

35. Agreed.

We don't know his endgame.

Yes, he is unhinged and mentally ill. He also is functional and intentionally does this with the press. I saw a fox so-called news clip of the orthodox Jew reporter from the presser and he defended trump. I think they have plants in the crowd. I know he had supporters attend his CIA speech so they would clap.

[Sunlei]

34. I think Americas FREE PRESS should place the questions to president on front page & wait for answers

The press can always say, we asked and no answer was given. Keep asking. Ask everyday on all medias.

The goofy pressers from todays white house aren't enough and are soon forgotten.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. Playing to his base

Yes Democrats and Independents hate him. It doesn't matter. The Republicans control both Houses of Congress and the Executive branch.

They're going to ride that pony for all it's worth.

[Aimee in OKC]

38. SCROTUS is the cape flourished by the matador with the sword at ready. (n/t)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

39. IC Weiner at [e-mail] completed his push poll