Has any reporter ever answered Trump's lies, by calling them lies, to his face?

[bigtree]

...I think it could be transformative.

They could call them 'untrue' or say, "Mr. President, that's just false."

It might catch on.

[Ccarmona]

1. I Don't Think So

They’re too CS to do so and they don’t want their press credentials revoked for doing so.

[bigtree]

3. access to a presentation of lies

...without confronting them directly, the press becomes little more than a vehicle for them.

[RockRaven]

2. I can hear it now... "No liar, no liar, you're the liar"

They could even phrase is as a question: "Why did you just make a false statement?" or "Do you know what you just said is false?"

I think some reporters are hesitant to fact-check him live because the way he just bowls over and through others in conversation and interrupts/talks over people makes it more likely to say something seemingly erroneous yourself.

[gratuitous]

4. Trump doesn't talk directly to reporters very much

He's held a grand total of one press conference in his 15 months in office. For some reason, the media don't appear to care one whit about it. Although back during the 2016 campaign, various news outlets and reporters (e.g., The Washington Post and Chris Cillizza) ran a real time clock on how long it had been since candidate Clinton had held a news conference. Apparently, the American people don't care about what the President has to say, because the news outlets sure aren't demanding that Trump hold a press conference.

So, the opportunities for a reporter to call out the President's lies to his face don't happen. It's really weird how none of them seem all that anxious to demand such an opportunity.

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

5. You'd think they could just bring up video on their phones

Hey, the thing you just said you didn't say...here's the video of you saying it. [CLICK]

The technology is, literally, in your hands. Why not use it? Especially with these trump clowns. They seem to be oblivious to things recorded and posted on internets.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Today's so called Reporters

do not have the Brass Ones to confront Trump. Their Bosses will not let that happened,they elected this POS and they control the narrative.

[rsdsharp]

7. Actually, in the first (and only) real press conference Trump held

Peter Alexander of NBC called Trump out on his lie that he had the largest electoral college victory since Reagan. Alexander read him the numbers for Obama's two victories -- both of which were larger than Trump's. When Trump responded he was talking about Republicans, Alexander read him Poppy Bush's numbers, and then asked why Americans should trust him.

Trump responded that he was "given that information."