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MyNameIsKhan

(2,205 posts)
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:24 PM May 2017

Trump planning to end daily briefings with biweekly press conferences conducted by himself

https://politicalwire.com/2017/05/12/exchange-of-the-day-50/

FOX NEWS: “Are you moving so quickly that your communications team can’t keep up with you?”

TRUMP: “Yes it’s true.”

FOX NEWS: “So what do we do about that?”

TRUMP: “We don’t have press conferences…”

FOX NEWS: “You don’t mean that!”

TRUMP: “I do. Unless I have them every two weeks and I do them myself. I think it’s a good idea.”

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Trump planning to end daily briefings with biweekly press conferences conducted by himself (Original Post) MyNameIsKhan May 2017 OP
Please, do them yourself every two weeks. Nt NCTraveler May 2017 #1
A Trump-led presser would be a hoot jberryhill May 2017 #2
Yes biweekly fun... so much fodder ... until is dragged out of Whitehouse... MyNameIsKhan May 2017 #4
It is NOT a good idea, President Trump gratuitous May 2017 #3
Absolutely... I concur... MyNameIsKhan May 2017 #7
lmao GallopingGhost May 2017 #20
Oh sure. Heading out on an extended trip overseas soon. elfin May 2017 #5
Yes Saudi have zero press freedom, they will teach him some additional ideas how to curb freedom MyNameIsKhan May 2017 #8
Well, it's like it could bring down our collective IQ much lower than it already is. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #6
OMG, yes! And you can hand out MAGA hats to all of the reporters! Barack_America May 2017 #9
(ahem) Donald! We would be so *honored* for you to grace the press with a personal forgotmylogin May 2017 #10
So, instead of my aunt cussing at slightly elevated volume for a few minutes every day Jamastiene May 2017 #11
Proceed, Mr President... Wounded Bear May 2017 #12
Good. With His Mouth - We'll Get A Felony Per Presser Out Of Him. Feathery Scout May 2017 #13
It's probably a good thing. Jarqui May 2017 #14
Go with that... Kahuna7 May 2017 #15
Apparently, no other President has ever been this busy. world wide wally May 2017 #16
That'll backfire on him. greatauntoftriplets May 2017 #17
It's a very very good idea. Do it, asshole. dalton99a May 2017 #18
"We're always on Twitter! Sometimes we're even in the bushes outside! What more could you want?" struggle4progress May 2017 #19
Every two weeks equals never. TeamPooka May 2017 #21
. Dem2 May 2017 #22
I wonder if he walks around with a crown in the white house. Demtexan May 2017 #23
Let's be clear; an impulsive statement by Trump is not indicative of a "plan". brooklynite May 2017 #24

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. It is NOT a good idea, President Trump
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:27 PM
May 2017

It's a fookin' brilliant idea! Go for it, and don't let anyone tell you different. You da man!

MyNameIsKhan

(2,205 posts)
7. Absolutely... I concur...
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:30 PM
May 2017

Now I can see how trump organization must be functioning with no plan just knee jerk reaction of cheeto...

elfin

(6,262 posts)
5. Oh sure. Heading out on an extended trip overseas soon.
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:29 PM
May 2017

Nothing to see here -- no American press here. No need for press reports back home anyway.

He can do it all himself by Twitter. It will be great.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
9. OMG, yes! And you can hand out MAGA hats to all of the reporters!
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:37 PM
May 2017

I'm sure they'll wear them.

Really, why should Spicer and Huckletits (that's what you think her name is, right?) get all of your air time?

No way. You've got to claim that, buddy!

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)
10. (ahem) Donald! We would be so *honored* for you to grace the press with a personal
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:40 PM
May 2017

bi-weekly press conference! It would be so comforting to hear your manly voice, and as you stride in the room, every female reporter will find themselves ovulating and secretly wishing they were your wife, every male reporter will be erect and wishing they could be one tenth of the paragon of international businessman that you are! Everyone will be happy and smiling as you stride into the room to a peal of trumpets and a children's choir, golden, full head of hair catching the light and fluttering attractively, goldburnished in the setting sun. You will put your extremely large hands on the podium and the fake press will fall to their knees, absolutely rapt with the wisdom you choose to present them even though they don't deserve it!

As you finish, and (failing) CNN's Anderson Cooper returns after your presser, he will comment with a sparkle in his eye, "Trump completes his press conference, and, sidenote, I must say he is reportedly in his 70s, but, damn if he doesn't look a day over 40. What a great suit he was wearing! We don't even need to comment, let's just play the entire thing again!"

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
11. So, instead of my aunt cussing at slightly elevated volume for a few minutes every day
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:42 PM
May 2017

during her "stories," (soap operas), she will cuss extremely loud and for an incredibly long time every couple weeks.

With Trump deciding to shovel his own BS, it will be easier for the WH to keep the lies straight. Right now, all of his lackeys aren't lying convincingly enough and sometimes they veer off message from what he wants to try to convince everyone to believe. This way, he gets to keep the lies flowing from a single source. This is his version of "lawyering up." Only in this case, he will be controlling the flow of BS to try to fool people into believing what he wants people to believe. Only thing is, we all know he lies more than any of them. So, even he will contradict himself from week to week, then deny he ever said stuff he actually did say when it is convenient for him.

TL R version:
-When the WH interrupts TY&R and that other soap opera she watches, my aunt will now cuss longer, but less frequent.

-His BS peddlers weren't lying as good as he does. So, he is going to show them how it is done.

Jarqui

(10,122 posts)
14. It's probably a good thing.
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:53 PM
May 2017

All the press briefings have been is a BS show.
There are better things for Americans to do with their time.

world wide wally

(21,738 posts)
16. Apparently, no other President has ever been this busy.
Fri May 12, 2017, 06:57 PM
May 2017

Either that or nobody can keep up with all his les and how they change several times a day.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,729 posts)
17. That'll backfire on him.
Fri May 12, 2017, 07:32 PM
May 2017

The media will report even more unflattering stories as a direct result of this and then have lots of fun whenever he does a presser.

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