Trump Stops Briefing To Berate CNN's Jim Acosta: 'You Are A Rude, Terrible Person'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Kate Riga

November 7, 2018 12:33 pm

President Donald Trump paused his post-midterms press briefing Wednesday to yell at CNN’s Jim Acosta, wagging his finger and calling him a “rude, terrible person” and adding that CNN should be “ashamed” to have him in their employ.

“You are a very rude person,” Trump continued. “The way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible,” he said, referring to the White House press secretary.

When NBC’s Peter Alexander tried to stand up for his peer, Trump turned his ire on him as well. “I’m not a big fan of yours either, to be honest,” the President said.

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Trump Tells April Ryan To ‘Sit Down’: ‘I’m Not Responding’ To You

By Nicole Lafond

November 7, 2018 12:43 pm

President Donald Trump continued his vendetta against the media on Wednesday by lashing out at individual reporters he deems “hostile.”


After lashing out at CNN’s Jim Acosta and NBC’s Peter Alexander, Trump told American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan to “sit down” and scolded her for “rudely interrupting” another reporter.

“Very hostile. Such a hostile media. It’s so sad,” he said, interrupting the same reporter he accused Ryan of speaking over. “You ask me — no, you rudely interrupted him. You rudely interrupted him. Go ahead.”

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[Initech]

1. Says the guy who is a rude, horrible person. Pot meet kettle.

[dem4decades]

5. He always accuses others of what he is guilty of.

Do you think Mueller had noticed? He confesses to his own crimes.

[lagomorph777]

33. Mueller notices stuff.

So, yeah, I think Mueller exploits Trump's "tells."

[John Fante]

52. No doubt, Mueller took one look a Trump as said to himself "guilty". When it comes

to psychopaths and criminals, he's truly seen them all. He knows all the psychological ticks that a guilty man shows.

[olegramps]

43. I hope the bastard implodes on national TV. I wish on him what he does to others.

[olegramps]

45. It is difficult to give a person who is a lying Trump whore any respect.

I make no pretense of my disdain for anyone who would support a lying, con man, sexual predator and abuser, misogynistic bastard. She makes my what to throw up. She pretends to be such a holy bitch and she is nothing more than a sanctimonious phony just like her father. She doesn't have a decent bone in her entire body. The whole outfit make the worse trash look pious. I sure wish there really was a hell.

[mahina]

47. You guys are reading this all wrong. Don't you care about Sarah Huckabee and other people?

The president is clearly just being a gallant defender of others. His losing his shot while the cameras are on has nothing to do with pointed difficult questions pulling down his invisible towel exposing his nakedness.

Jeez!

/snark

He still thinks he is a king or a private citizen.

[Amimnoch]

2. Incredibly professional press...

I wouldn't be able to restrain myself.

[ploppy]

3. I wish

someone would just tell him to fuck off.

[Guppy]

9. My personal preference

is a women kicking him in the balls.

[turbinetree]

4. Wado------------Thank you watching someone do a complete melt down............

Thank you Mr. Acosta.................

[pazzyanne]

13. I know and loved it!

I also loved the way the press gave him no quarter. They asked tough questions today. Good on them.

[turbinetree]

18. Yepper, spot on.................

I think they are starting to see what he really is, a complete unqualified hypocrite................that is so thinned skin...............he doesn't understand that Congress has powers that will put him and the senate in check...................and they can investigate, what happened in 2016...................and have the IRS look at and request his returns......................he said he has the best law firms..................well if that is the case why did his former COO become a cooperating witness to what he was and has been doing..................... ....................... .................The Congress can now call him the COO in ask questions.................. ................

[lagomorph777]

34. I couldn't un-mute (that voice nauseates me) but I enjoyed seeing the red tinge to his

usual Oompaloompa color, and the deepened bags under his eyes.

[Cha]

50. I know, right? Somebody must have told him..

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.. he didn't "win" last night..

[TruckFump]

6. Stick and stones.

Neener, neerer!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I wish they'd all just stop showing up for these farces.

If nobody came to SHS's useless briefings or Tiny's insane press conferences they'd shit themselves from outrage.

[LuckyLib]

37. This is my take as well. Don't dignify this

clown show by being part of it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

49. Emily Post would approve

Society must deny attention to those who eschew civility.

Shun the bastard.

[Freethinker65]

8. The Trump pivot. Hahahahaha. What a fucking joke

[pazzyanne]

10. I have listened to this news conferences where the president has said NOTHING.

He has no intelligent information to share, lied (surprise), has evaded questions, and did non-stop gaslighting. I love the way that he meets all questions he does not like with "Excuse me, excuse me" and then goes on to say nothing changing the subject. DISGUSTING POS!

[Mr. Ected]

11. "My job is to ask the hard questions"

"Your job is to answer them with civility and the gravity bestowed upon the presidency"

"It is you that fails to rise to the occasion".

[underpants]

12. Takes one to know one

Yeah that's on his level I know.

[irisblue]

14. Softer tone huh?

[riversedge]

15. Serious--Is there anything we the people can do about this??

Of course this is not acceptable.

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[Racerdog1]

16. Guess what asshole?

Things are about to get a lot more rude toward your fucking orange ass. The heat is coming fast and furious. Not wishing any bad vibes your way, but if you stroke out and die, party at my house.

[mr_lebowski]

30. I'll bring some Apps ... you like Tapas? (nt)

[LuckyLib]

38. Provided your house is a giant football stadium.

That’s what it would take to hold all the partiers!

[thbobby]

17. Fear. trump is a coward

and as cowards do, he lashes out when confronted and he feels safe. Usually, trump outrages me, but am now just beholden to his fear and desperation. Funny to see his cowardly desperation.

[watoos]

19. The asshole is good at projecting and gas lighting.

Cable news helped him win the election.

[Maxheader]

20. Wait for it....

Stumpy hasn't really blown off at anyone yet...Said some nice things about pelosi...But the pressure inside
is building....and building...The deposed righwinger koback blamed a lack of funds for losing to a liberal....cheetoz
has yet to point the finger but it will and it will be grand!!

[Totally Tunsie]

21. This jackass is the LAST person who should be lecturing about rudeness and hostility.

He's the master and perpetrator of both. Acosta has my respect from the standpoint that he hasn't rushed the podium for one great shot to that nasty orange mouth.

tRump loved the media back when he was young and craved the press attention for him and his businesses, but now that he feels he's king and doesn't need their help, he scorns them and treats them as garbage.

And what's with his female gatekeeper at this conference? The second tRump takes a question, she's on her feet at the ready to subdue the questioner. Talk about suppression! And does he utilize a female so that the reporters won't hit back at her as they might be tempted to with a male?

Man, he's in complete asshole mode today!

[dweller]

22. GOOD !

and this is only Day 1

[not fooled]

23. Hahaha

yeah, donnie, being even more assholey because you're feeling a little extra stress since last night? Now why could that be?

[duforsure]

24. By all of the reporters not walking out

They are failing us all. Media shouldn't show this anywhere anymore. They're promoting more of it from him.

[FSogol]

25. Lets see a proper headline: Trump belligerently insults press after causing massive GOP House losses

[gopiscrap]

26. Projection

[Blue Owl]

27. Says the biggest asshole in the country

n/t

[janterry]

28. Acosta is brave and heroic

n/t

[riversedge]

29. " Haha the witch is melting"...........

Maureen
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? @maureenfox
38m38 minutes ago

I think we can only imagine the adrenaline pumping—I’d say cut them some slack today
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Sandy F.

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🌊
? @gobuxgal
49m49 minutes ago




Replying to @chrisgeidner @Acosta @PeterAlexander

The House flipped!
Watching this, I can only wonder WHAT would have happened if it had remained his wing man.
This is going to get worse before it gets better.
America, fasten your seatbelts. We’re going in! #RescueDemocracy #GrabThemByTheBallot





Dan Ellis
? @EllisD525
53m53 minutes ago

Replying to @chrisgeidner @Acosta @PeterAlexander

Haha the witch is melting

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[GusBob]

31. no wonder he is Putins love doll

He cant even handle a Tv reporter

[NastyRiffraff]

32. Sarah Huckabee?

Is she getting a divorce? Or did Trump just forget her last name?

[Glimmer of Hope]

35. Ugh. Could he be a bigger asshole?

[BlueInRedHell]

36. Give him time. He'll definitely find a way.

[oldlibdem]

39. I can't believe Jim's patience....

I'd be screaming at the top of my lungs at that asshole! I was listening to the press conference in my car on the way back from the store and screamed "FUCK TRUMP" at the top of my lungs!!! I bet they heard me 3 cars back!

[BigmanPigman]

40. CNN issued a statement in defense of the reporters.

They rarely do this.

[Turbineguy]

41. I was at the Doctors office this morning.

CBS is on the TV and the sound is low but if you pay attention you can hear it. Spanky is having his presser. Nobody is watching. Nobody.

[KWR65]

42. But Mommy the press is being rude to me and then saying bad things

WAAAH!

[Sunlei]

44. all his life this man hates any bad press about him. Facts be damned.

Noticed several media stopped wearing logos around trump events and his fans only yell at the CNN people because their logos are so easy to spot.

Hey CNN change up the logo, change seating 'chart' and switch the people who ask questions.

[mnhtnbb]

46. He thinks he's a fu*king dictator.

I eagerly await the day Karma arrives for him.

[mwooldri]

48. In 0-6 years, Trump will be an ex-President. Acosta will still be a reporter.

Realistically I hope Trump is gone in 2020... But... Acosta has probably got his job for as long as he wants it. Same thing for Peter Alexander at NBC and April Ryan at Urban Radio Networks.

An aside prediction: Trump never attends a White House Correspondents Dinner event. Maybe a National Enquirer event...

[Cha]

51. Fraud needs to look in the mirror stat!

I see that ugly POSS staring back.

[3catwoman3]

53. Projecting yet again.He takes rudeness to a whole new level.

I just want to smack him when he does that "Sit down," shit.

Bellicose, bullying blowhard.

[llmart]

54. Lard ass can't even get close to the podium.

What an ugly person inside and out.

[AwakeAtLast]

55. And this is day one!

[davekriss]

56. This is our national nightmare

Unbelievable. Never did I think I'd see the office of the presidency sink this low.