In His First Major TV Interview in Seven Months, the President Made Fun of His Rival's Height

[Judi Lynn]

22 SECONDS AGO

Welcome to 2020 hell.

Jacob Rosenberg

On Sunday, Fox News aired an interview between host Sean Hannity and President Donald Trump as part of the network’s pre-game Super Bowl show. It was mostly milquetoast, lame, and boring while trying to be special through pure belligerence—like Sean Hannity!

It’s telling that the most meaningful part was Trump making fun of Michael Bloomberg’s height (an echo of his tweets about “Mini Mike”) and that Bloomberg campaign recently shot back on the “Mini Mike” rhetoric by making fun of Trump’s spray tan, his “obesity,” and his hair.

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There are many serious ways to consider Trump’s policies, appeal, and rise. But after interviews like this, it’s clear that throughout this campaign we all—as a public trying to stay up on the future of our country—will be dragged into the petty mind of our president. Trump loves to label opponents with a single word. And charade interviews like this, which felt like watching someone compliment their boss, enable it.

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Hannity gave Trump a “lightning round” of commenting on his opponents: Joe Biden (“sleepy”), Hunter Biden (corrupt), Bernie Sanders (“communism”), Elizabeth Warren (“fairy tale”), Nancy Pelosi (“nervous”), and—the one shown above—Bloomberg (“little.”)

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This is the first interview of Trump on a national broadcast network in seven months, according to Media Matters. There was a chance to ask something, anything. A pre-Super Bowl interview isn’t new or totally useless. Other presidents have been interviewed before the game, notably Barack Obama, twice, by Bill O’Reilly—they more often mix serious questions with a note at the end about who is going to win the game.

More:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/in-his-first-major-tv-interview-in-seven-months-the-president-made-fun-of-his-rivals-height/

[leftieNanner]

1. Well, we know Hannity couldn't ask him about the game

Since he doesn't know who is playing!

I saw that he also remarked that he has completely shut down the corona virus now.

The exact opposite is true. He gutted the "pandemic" department that Obama created - gee, what a surprise - so that we are in no way prepared if the virus hits this country hard. But don't worry, Trumpie has it handled.

[kentuck]

2. He should get the respect he deserves...

...some might say he doesn't respect anyone so he should get no respect.

[Different Drummer]

3. "...with a note at the end about who is going to win the game."

Trump doesn't even know who's playing, so he couldn't possibly have an opinion about who's going to win.

[marble falls]

4. Maybe that's the best he's got.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. If I were rump, I wouldn't make too much fun of Bloomberg's height, otherwise Bloomberg and ...

others might make fun of rump's 'shortcomings' that some of rump's former ladies of the night complained about...

[malaise]

6. He is the definition of a

deplorable - a vile uncouth cretin.

[nolabear]

7. It was so sad assed I was convinced that wasn't all of it.

I swear, they’re managing him so he doesn’t have much access to the camera. I’d kill to have the outtakes. “Liberty Bibberty.”