Not buying the "Tough Guy Trump dresses down media bigwigs" story

[geek tragedy]

1) NY Post.
2) Sounds like a wingnut's wet dream
3) Language/description sounds like a Trumper sycophant
4) Trump chokes when faced with tough opponents--e.g. President of Mexico.

Click bait designed to distract from the scandals.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The story is coming from multiple sources, not just the NY Post.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-personally-blasts-the-press?mbid=social_twitter
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/business/media/trump-summons-tv-figures-for-private-meeting-and-lets-them-have-it.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Follow-up stories seem to be confirming what happened.

[geek tragedy]

3. from the NY Times piece

But after details of Mr. Trump’s hectoring leaked on Monday in The New York Post, it seemed the meeting was being used as a political prop, especially after Trump-friendly news outlets trumpeted the session as a take-no-prisoners move by a brave president-elect.

“Trump Slams Media Elite, Face to Face,” blared the Drudge Report. “Trump Eats Press,” wrote Breitbart News.

I have no doubt he whined to them about stuff like photos showing him with a double chin. But, generally if Breitbart and Drudge are leading with a spin on a story, it's almost certainly inaccurate.

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. That is affirmative - when the media decides to stay on real issues we will

see it, hear it, feel it, and know it - distraction from trump foundation corruption..only one of many that needs to be reported on - in depth, wall to wall -

Until then, yep, click bait....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. But Baghdad Kellyanne Conway denied it happened

which means it probably did.

[geek tragedy]

5. Trump very clearly wants everyone to think he's a tough guy who put

the MSM in its place, and then Conway plays good cop.

No doubt he complained and whined, but I highly doubt he had that room quivering in their loafers.