Reporter Challenges Trump on Lie About Vets Choice, and He Ends the Press Conference Instead of Answ

[highplainsdem]

Source: Daily Beast

Reporter Challenges Trump on Lie About Vets Choice, and He Ends the Press Conference Instead of Answering


Speaking at his resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, at his second press conference in two days Saturday, President Donald Trump abruptly ended a briefing when a CBS reporter challenged him on a lie he has repeated multiple times. Trump called on White House Correspondent Paula Reid, and she asked, “Why do you keep saying you passed Veterans Choice?” Trump attempted to move on to another reporter, but Reid continued speaking. “It was passed in 2014. But it was a false statement, sir.” Trump said earlier in the press conference that he had passed the Veterans Choice Act, which makes it possible for veterans to use their government health benefits at providers other than Veterans Administration hospitals. In reality, it was passed in 2014 under President Barack Obama. After Trump refused to answer the question multiple times, he cut off the briefing to the cheers of his supporters. Reid retweeted video of the exchange in its aftermath.

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Brian Stelter tweet with video:

Link to tweet

[left-of-center2012]

1. When challenged, Trump ran away

[OnlinePoker]

9. Brave sir Donald Ran Away

When questions reared their ugly heads
He bravely turned his tail and fled
Yes, brave sir Donald turned about
And gallantly he chickened out

[fleur-de-lisa]

11. LOL!

[chriscan64]

18. He had to go change his armor.

[AZ8theist]

26. You must mean THIS, Online...

[LogicFirst]

10. And so did his golfing puppets.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Wait, you're saying that Needy Amin didn't like being held to account for his freaking LIES ...

So instead of sacking up, he took his ball and went home, like a petulant 3rd-grader?

Again?

[Grasswire2]

3. Stop calling him "SIR"

It just reinforces his narcissism.

[NotANeocon]

17. It's fine to use that form -

- as long as you spell it "CUR"!

[TeamPooka]

4. Should be the first question asked by any and every reporter at his next one of these

no answer, repeat until he does.

[bluestarone]

6. YES that's the way to do it!

EVERY fucking news conference, UNTIL ANSWERED!!!

[sop]

5. Every single question addressed to the POS should be prefaced by: "That's a lie! Why do you

constantly lie, sir?"

[Cha]

7. Rt! FUCK OFF to the LYING ASSFACE trump who Steals Credit

from the Obama Admin.

[Cha]

8. That's right.. RUNAWAY & HIDE in your BUNKER, CoWARDrumph.

[onetexan]

12. The whole world knows he's a serial liar who lies daily, but good job journalists. Keep it up.

The more you do it the more he will be overwhelmed and retreat to his small hole of cowardice and rage.

[Lock him up.]

13. The lying COWARDISH bully (when stood up to by a beautiful woman...) ran away bunker-boy style...

RICO RICO RICO THE TRUMP$ AND THEIr GANG$TEr-rEGIME ACCOMPLICE$

[Paladin]

14. THIS is the kind of confrontational media trump needs to face.

He hates the media, anyway---might as well make the questions pointed and meaningful.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. For a demented guy he sure seems to time his exits well

Is the dementia an act, or something else?

[Keth]

16. Yep.

And his base loves it. Thinks he is as tough as shit even though he's actually just the opposite.

I have a Twitter account because I follow a certain football team and I enjoy conversing with other fans about our team - both sides of the aisle fans, as they say. And sometimes I read the political threads and boy, do his fans think he is something for lying and walking away when confronted about the lie. Lies and all. Their hero without a cause.

Just reading some of the tweets from the across the aisle folks and I realize that Trump supporters, for the most part, are a different breed. And they can't be convinced and will never see through his CON. I mean, if they haven't now..

[Evolve Dammit]

19. Look for more of this. He's going full authoritatian. To the extent he possibly can?

[kacekwl]

20. Wow, all the lookie loos

Are wearing masks today. Yesterday's crowd looked too stoopid without them.

[kacekwl]

21. Thanks Ms Reid. We need

more like you.

[mitch96]

24. She is one smart cookie. Dual degree in english and psycology. Law degree and

a Masters in medical ethics.. Even with out the string of degrees after her name she just impresses the hell out of me.. Good job..
m

[onethatcares]

22. we, DU and the rest of us have to tell the reporters

they're doing the right thing. Emails, twitters or whatever, they can show their bosses there'e room for this
and will raise ratings.

It's the same game orangeboy plays. Oooo, look at my ratings.

It should be obvious to the journalists and it may be but paper beats rocks

[BlueStater]

23. "cheers of his supporters"

What exactly are these drooling imbeciles cheering? That’s he lying? That he ran away like a wuss when he couldn’t defend his lying? What?!?

I despise these simpletons with every fiber of my being.

[hadEnuf]

27. Truth or lies mean absolutely nothing to Trump supporters. It's not part of the equasion for them.

Reality is non-existent to them except for what Trump tells them it is and their phony morals and patriotism are nothing but props. It's only about total obedience to their Fuhrer.

It's rather amazing that such a segment of Americans could be so completely rudderless as to be taken in by an authoritarian POS like Trump, but it has happened in similar ways many times throughout history.

[warmfeet]

25. He does what losers do.

He runs away from problems, never confronts them.

What a weak, little snowflake.

[AC_Mem]

28. I work for the VA

and I was right there in the middle of it when it happened because it turned our world upside down, business wise. I was working in the Surgery Service, which I have not worked in since 2016. So yes, as usual, he is LYING.

Annette/Orlando

[ck4829]

29. Well, this definitely deserves a second look, doesn't it?