Twitter Stunned By Trump’s Admission of Why He Demeans The Press: ‘This Man Needs To Be Stopped’
During a conversation between PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff and CBS News’ Lesley Stahl at the Deadline Club Awards Dinner this year, Stahl shared an anecdote about President Donald Trump which, in theory, shouldn’t be all that shocking, but in practice, is very shocking indeed.
Before an interview with the then-presidential candidate at Trump Tower, Stahl asked why he insists on discrediting the press, and Trump responded thusly: “I want to demean you and discredit you so that when you do negative stories about me, no one will believe you.”
This admission incensed Twitter:
If this doesn’t alarm you, it should. https://t.co/7kDZZAKDaz
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 22, 2018
OMGGGGGGGGGGG. He said it. He flat out said it. https://t.co/Y7XLEO7I2j
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) May 22, 2018
No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die. https://t.co/b4WhpcJ4NV
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) May 22, 2018
Things we knew but are still stunning to hear him say out loud, vol 49262 https://t.co/uKhyAzfppY
— shauna (@goldengateblond) May 22, 2018
It’s obvious this is what he’s doing, but still kind of amazing that he’d say it out loud https://t.co/ojwCjdFHZX
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) May 22, 2018
This comment to @LesleyRStahl is perhaps the most honest thing @realDonaldTrump has ever said. https://t.co/Gd2lV6McNL
— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) May 22, 2018
He really truly at his core believes this is all nothing more than reality TV https://t.co/ONYep9vdTq
— Steven Krueger (@stevenakrueger) May 22, 2018
… yeah that checks out https://t.co/msijX8OGQR
— Samit Sarkar (@SamitSarkar) May 22, 2018
No, it’s because he wants to demean you and discredit you so that wh- oh, yeah, right, exactly. That. The thing he said. Right. That’s it. That’s the thing. https://t.co/QEZsNmmpNI
— Nima “The Iron Sandal” Shirazi (@WideAsleepNima) May 22, 2018
Jesus. Trump needs to be removed from office. And everyone Republican voted out of the Congress. We have our chance this fall. This man needs to be stopped. https://t.co/fyujggvg8l
— John Aravosis (@aravosis) May 22, 2018
calling him a fascist is bad though for reasons. https://t.co/TWr0GJmrj1
— Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) May 22, 2018
I'd like to believe he said his, but that is about 4 grade levels of vocabulary higher than any sentence Trump has uttered. https://t.co/imEtdhs2Ua
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 22, 2018
Read this. This is what it ALL boils down to with this President: “I want to demean you and discredit you so that when you do negative stories about me, no one will believe you." https://t.co/vrVEM2NmSm
— Charlotte Greensit (@cgreensit) May 22, 2018
This is why, "If we just focus on making sure we're not perceived as 'adversarial,' we'll win his base's trust" is pointless. Do the work, describe reality as you actually find it, and let the perceptions fall where they may. https://t.co/8WW7FpiLZc
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) May 22, 2018
We knew this. But still… https://t.co/4mVwW2ZtNt
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) May 22, 2018
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