Cutting Legit Media Out Of Today's Presser Was A Desperation Move

[KittyWampus]

Especially after finding out the Administration tried to get FBI to lie for them and pretend the story is bunk.

I think today's move to throw out the NYTimes and CNN was a desperate move to project a false sense of strength... as was Bannon's tough talk about the Media yesterday

“It's going to get worse every day for the media,” Bannon said, insisting that the “corporatist” media would continue to see Trump pursue exactly the sort of economic nationalism that journalism allegedly despises.

I honestly think Bannon and the flying monkeys are starting to hit a wall they are not competent enough to scale.

[bravenak]

1. The Peter Principle in action

[putitinD]

2. Expect some sort of distraction. He will tweet some crazy shit or something to change the

news. So that we are talking about his crazy tweet or whatever, then by Monday, everyone has forgotten about the real story.

[Generic Brad]

3. I hope they don't start killing journalists

I put nothing past this crew. I mean nothing.

Once the noose tightens, they are going to lash out. Right now there are weak attempts to incite violence in the hopes that one of his unhinged followers will take out some reporters. If that does not happen, then he will out and out order it and drop the pretense of being anything other than a dictator.

That hour is fast approaching.

[dalton99a]

4. Slate predicts a prominent journalist will be murdered

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/how_trump_will_change_america_predictions.html

How Trump Will Change America
A list of good, bad, ugly, and terrifying predictions.
By Slate Staff

The Fourth Estate: A prominent member of the media will be killed over his or her coverage of the Trump administration.
—Tommy Craggs, Slate politics editor

[Judi Lynn]

5. Hope you're right. I hope they are miserable, sick with fear, 24/7. n/t

[Generic Other]

6. These hoodlums are amateur

They do not have a clue what the power of the press can do to them.