Trump threatens to cancel White House briefings because it is not possible for his spokespeople...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post

Trump threatens to cancel White House briefings because it is ‘not possible’ for his spokespeople to speak with ‘perfect accuracy’


By Philip Rucker May 12 at 8:29 AM

President Trump threatened Friday morning to end White House press briefings, arguing that “it is not possible” for his staff to speak with “perfect accuracy” to the American public.

Trump's comments come after his description of his decision to fire FBI Director James B. Comey in an NBC News interview Thursday flatly contradicted the accounts provided earlier by White House officials, including Vice President Pence, exposing their explanations as misleading and in some cases false.

In a pair of tweets sent Friday, Trump suggested he might do away with the daily press briefings at the White House and instead have his spokespeople communicate to the public only via “written responses.”

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[NRaleighLiberal]

1. ....lies interrupted!

[Towlie]

36. The real reason he wants to cancel is in my sig:

[lunatica]

44. Exactly

He's just used to bullying everyone around him, and thought he could keep doing it as President. Let him tweet himself into a dizzy tizzy!

[Hokie]

2. It's hard to coordinate lies

When you are telling that many lies it is a full time job to keep them straight.

[Doreen]

37. Those are almost the same words I thought when I saw that.

[lunatica]

45. Especially when you contradict your lies in the same sentence

And all the cameras are rolling!

[Ilsa]

3. Diminish transparency further! Yeah, that's the ticket!

I'm sure his 34% supporters will think this is a brilliant idea.

[forgotmylogin]

16. He works for us, not the other way around.

I mean, how far would it fly if you told your boss, "You know that daily meeting we have? I'm not gonna come to that any more. And...hey, would you mind closing my door and not coming in here? Every once in a while I'll just send you an email to let you know what I've accomplished. Now run along now. Nothing to see here."

[Ilsa]

42. That's good turnaround. The tv pundits should use it. NT

[Yavin4]

19. Trump could fling his own poo at them and they'd think that it was pudding

His 34% is ride or die.

[Ilsa]

43. Scary. They need Hep A vaccinations!

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Good Lord!

Give me strength.

[leftynyc]

5. LOL - he's throwing his team under the bus

and trying to blame the media for pointing out he sent them out there with only lies to tell.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. IOW, they can't keep the "alternative facts" straight.

[dalton99a]

11. Their alternative facts can't catch up with his alternative facts

[woodsprite]

7. That's funny. Previous Presidents, including Pres. Obama, never seemed to have a problem. n/t

[True Dough]

8. Why do his surrogates have to stand at a podium

when they could duck into the bushes? Press briefings could turn into a game of hide-and-go-seek, just to make it even more entertaining!

[DK504]

22. Or .... roll down 6th Ave. on a motorized scooter like Melissa McCarthy.

Now that is the way to deliver the news.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. The set builders at SNL are busy making fake shrubbery as we speak....

[left-of-center2012]

9. So, Trump spokes-people are incompetent?

[They_Live]

10. Or you could stop lying.

He lies like most of us breathe. Either that or his memory is completely gone and he's just making shit up constantly. Either way #SAD. #BAD_FOR_AMERICA.

[lunatica]

47. He wouldn't know what to say

[Raven]

12. That might not be a bad idea...

the press briefings are useless. Make them put their lies in writing. Having said that, I realize that blocking out the free press is another step toward a dictatorship.

[Equinox Moon]

13. Oh my gawd!

You know Mr. Incompetent, all you have to do is brief your staff and press secretaries BEFORE you take actions. Take a page from the Obama rule book, you write a speech and stand before a mic to tell the nation of a big decision you have made. Oh, BTW, get some class and inform the recipients of your actions before you tell the press!

%&**!!???^$#@@$%^!!!!

[Red State Prisoner]

14. Said No Sitting President Ever!

This guy's something else. Our future is bleak, folks. Be ready.

[Paladin]

15. Nutty as a fruitcake.

I sense a full-scale burn-out coming. It can't happen soon enough to satisfy me.

[EllieBC]

17. "It's hard for people to keep up with my lies.".

Trump to English translation.

[orangecrush]

18. Deranged

And dangerous.

[DeminPennswoods]

20. I'd be happy not to have sit through 1hr+ of lies and dissembling

if I was a WH reporter.

I continue to believe that if the media completely ignored Trump, his head would explode from the lack of attention.

[JudyM]

21. That disregard by the press will be one of his painful punishments when he leaves office.

[retrowire]

23. Lmao. Nt

[grantcart]

24. Please please please do this

WH written statements are worse than the verbal ones. Also no chance to spin in mid melt down.

SNL will be great tomorrow

[Cryptoad]

27. u can say that again,,,,,

[grantcart]

24. Please please please do this

WH written statements are worse than the verbal ones. Also no chance to spin in mid melt down.

SNL will be great tomorrow

[lunatica]

49. LOL! I saw what you did there

[Cryptoad]

26. Shame,,,,,

I will miss the daily comic show!

[Louis1895]

28. Did you read the text of the full URL?

...trump-threatens-to-cancel-white-house-briefings-because-it-is-not-possible-to-always-tell-the-truth...

WaPo is not the only one trolling Trump today...

Link to tweet

[underpants]

38. That's hilarious

[bigbrother05]

29. Will need time & date stamp to track the current version of truth

Trump: Rewriting history since 2017 (or is it 1984)

"The truth is what I said when I said it, unless now it's something different that I just said now."

[Solly Mack]

31. OK, Trixon. You go on with your stupid self.

It's not possible for my surrogates to keep up with all my lies, so no more press briefings.

[bora13]

32. ask RT

"Starting with the next cycle of lies, all press briefings will be virtual and can be
viewed on RT TV."

A fake quote that may take a turn for reality.

[Politicub]

33. Please do

Then his only propaganda organs will be Breitbart and Fox.

[briv1016]

34. Called it

I said when he fired the person after Spicy he would cancel the press briefings. Though admittedly I said he would do it two months ago. I guess Spicy lasted longer than I thought.

[manicraven]

35. Not only that, but his surrogates are now beginning to hide in the bushes! They're cracking under

the weight of tRump's lies!

[Demtexan]

39. To not tell a lie.

Besides the real owners of the white house just had their visit.
Uncle putin gave his orders.

[Paladin]

40. Do it!

Do it....and then let's see how many hours trump's ego can last without media coverage.

[SunSeeker]

41. Well Donnie, turns out your writings aren't all that accurate either.

Like the reason YOU gave in YOUR letter to Comey for firing him.

[barbtries]

46. aaargh

he's making my life a living hell i tell you

[lark]

48. In other news....

Picture this - Once Drumpf has installed his hand picked boot licker for Director of FBI, put there by traitorous Repugs, who quickly announces there was no real Russia investigation and the FBI is focused on the leakers instead and the Justice Dept. (aka traitor Sessions) signs off on this.

Drumpf announces the cancelling of the constitution as a very bad document, hundreds of years old, not relevant in today's times. Next comes Trumpland, with a big beautiful golden T -

[truthisfreedom]

50. I'd hate to be writing for SNL right now.

No sleep allowed!

[grantcart]

53. I think medical have been called and are on stand by.

[NCjack]

51. No more press conferences -- they are lies and we don't need that. nt

[Bayard]

52. In other words

We don't want live interaction with the press asking pesky questions.