Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

In his first meeting with House Republicans, Donald Trump on Thursday sought to do damage control, blasting the "disingenuous" media for reporting that he praised former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at a rally this week, said sources in the room.

"I said, 'Hussein was a very, very bad man, but the one thing he did very well was kill terrorists,'" Trump told a standing room only crowd of House Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club. "The next day a wake up to headlines that say "Trump praises Hussein. The media is totally disingenuous."

Trump, accompanied by his daughter and close adviser, Ivanka Trump, arrived to the meeting about 20 minutes late.

But he received two standing ovations — once when he arrived and later when CNBC's Larry Kudlow introduced him.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/286808-trump-blasts-media-in-meeting-with-house-republicans

[tonyt53]

1. The same media that took it easy on him for about a year and gave him free air time with it.

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, when it goes his way he loves them, otherwise not. In general,

the guy is a certifiable nut case.

[PatSeg]

26. Why can't everyone just

treat him "fairly"? What a big baby.

[NoMoreRepugs]

3. his daughter might be his closest adviser? Anyone else find that odd?

exactly what has she accomplished or demonstrated outside of 'Trump-world" that makes her qualified? I'm not besmirching her intelligence - just wondering out loud....

[getagrip_already]

7. she will be the veep pick....

get used to it.

[maryellen99]

8. She can't be- they're both from the same state nt

[groundloop]

9. Which state is that - Confusion ?

[Maeve]

10. Like that stopped Cheney-Bush

Oh, yeah...he claimed he wasn't from Texas anymore. How many homes in how many states does he have?

[getagrip_already]

20. there is no prohibition to being from the same state....

The only gotcha is that the electoral college delegates couldn't vote for both of them. If ny isn't in play, it's no loss to a t squared ticket. Worst case is he wins ny, and the electoral college, but not by enough to certify both if the vp can't get the 27 ev's.. So he gets the presidency and the house will chose the vp.

Two people have now publicly mentioned it. Corker and Eric Trump. They are floating it and he will chose it.

[snooper2]

21. Corker already said no

[getagrip_already]

22. no to what?

he said no to his own vp choice, but praised ivanka. He did say she wouldn't pass muster, but the only muuster she needs to pass is daddies.

[snooper2]

24. He won't pick Ivanka, he wouldn't want to get in trouble for dating his own VP

[PearliePoo2]

28. Coffee out my nose on that one!

[sarae]

29. LOL!

[TeamPooka]

30. The girl who couldn't figure out how to register in time to vote for her daddy should totally be a

heartbeat away from the Presidency.

[underpants]

16. No not really

Penn- BS Economics

Worked in diamonds and retail
Moved up to Exec VP Developmental & Acquiditions for Daddy
Supposedly worth $150 Million

Orthodox Jew also

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanka_Trump

[getagrip_already]

23. and daddies choice....

[underpants]

25. Dr. Ben's still out there

And so is Sarah

[Shrike47]

4. Does he really think complaining about the media will cause changes in the media?

He's just whining. Whining Donny is not endearing. He's been doing an awful lot of that.

[underpants]

5. Sounds like the same speech he gave last night

The meeting was apparently for them to listen to him.

[C_U_L8R]

6. He's explaining.

And losing.

[Maeve]

11. How dare they quote him exactly! eom

[meow2u3]

12. How dear the media use his own words against him

They're supposed not only to give him free air time--while Democrats have to pay for theirs--but also the media is supposed to present only flattering depictions of the Yammering Yam.

[truthisfreedom]

13. Because... Presidential!!!

Heil drumpf!

[greymattermom]

14. One of the best things they do

is to make transcripts of his speeches and post them. Even if you don't get how crazy he is when you watch him, you'll get it if you try to read what he says. How about more of that?

[TomCADem]

15. Well, Watch the House Members Fall in Step Behind Him ...

... as they spend millions of dollars on hearings investigating the investigation.

[greymattermom]

17. Maybe not

They seem to dropping out, one by one. Rubio not attending the convention, only Pence left as a potential vice presidential nominee, Trump now depending on his family to talk at the convention. Drip, drip, drip.

[TomCADem]

31. They Are Trying to Have it Both Ways

Distance Themselves From Him While Saying the same thing substantively. Look at Issa or King.

[forgotmylogin]

18. How is "Trump Praises Hussein" disingenuous?

That's exactly what he did!

[Android3.14]

19. How dare the media notice Trump is a rabid incontinent gopher

With apologies to gophers.

[Iliyah]

27. WOW, dumb and dumber

GOP getting clobbered today both from the witch hunt hearing and this - LOL