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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 08:50 AM Jul 2016

Trump Boasts That Networks Let Him Do Phone Interviews: 'It's So Much Easier'

During a campaign rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, Donald Trump bragged that news networks let him get away with conducting interviews over the phone, rather than in person. "It’s always good when they take you by phone. That means you’re hot," Trump told the crowd.

Trump often phones into news networks often, including Sunday morning shows. However, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace has not allowed Trump to call into his show. During the rally on Tuesday, Trump acknowledged that his pattern of "phoners" is unusual.

"When you start getting asked—I say, ‘I’m sorry, I won’t be able to do it, I’m on a plane. I’m going to North Carolina.’ ‘How bout by phone?’ They don’t do phones," he said. "Have you ever seen anybody call into Bill O’Reilly? I never saw it."

"We do phoners to Meet The Press. We do phoners to Face the Nation. This Week," he continued. "It’s so much easier folks, you sit home, ‘Hi, how ya doing? How’s everything going? How’s the world? How’s the world?’”

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-phone-interviews-easier

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sarae

(3,284 posts)
1. So much easier because you can get someone to feed you answers to questions you don't know,
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:04 AM
Jul 2016

without anyone being the wiser (which is super helpful when you're an ignorant knuckle-dragging mouthbreather).

CanonRay

(14,101 posts)
4. Prediction; There will be no debates
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:38 AM
Jul 2016

Trump will find some flimsy excuse to get out of it and then try to blame her. He cannot possibly debate her she will eat him alive.

Stinky The Clown

(67,792 posts)
3. Pssst. Donny. Hey buddy, got a flash for you. Saying you phone It In is NOT a compliment.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:18 AM
Jul 2016

Just sayin'


Ya twit.

underpants

(182,788 posts)
5. I've been commenting on this from the beginning. Totally unprecedented
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 10:10 AM
Jul 2016

He started this on Fox n Friends and then, as usual, the crest of the media followed.

He can have talking points in front of him

Hit several markets in the same day
No body language to read
No weariness from the campaign to see
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