Behar said the whole Acosta thing was a set up.Trump didn't need to call on him. He WANTED a fight.

[jodymarie aimee]

Joy Behar just said the whole Acosta thing was a set up.Trump didn't need to call on him. He WANTED a fight, a distraction. I agree.

[backtoblue]

1. That's how it looked to me as well nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I agree. 20 years ago, it would have been Helen Thomas, if only because

she was always in the front row.

[unblock]

7. how i miss her. the white house press corps hasn't been the same without her.

i can only imagine how donnie would have mistreated her, and how the press corps and the media as a whole would have reacted to *that*.

[no_hypocrisy]

16. Helen Thomas would have torn off Trump's testicles and thrown them in his face.

She was THE BEST!

[Siwsan]

3. Wouldn't surprise me, at all

I wish Joy could have spoken a little longer, before MotorMouth McCain started rambling. Someone needs to inform her that the show is 'The View' and not 'Megan's Rambling Opinion on EVERYTHING'. Whoopie needs a taser.

[unblock]

4. it looked like the "intern" kept looking back for stage directions.

she tried to grab the mic but didn't succeed. then she retreated and looked away, paused, and then went back for another attempt.

it certainly seemed like she was being directed to make another attempt.

[smirkymonkey]

8. She was.

I think it was all part of the plan.

[jodymarie aimee]

11. you got to watch the Sam Bee clip

of this...she finishes by squatting down like the girl and using the ballet term.. perfect....

[unblock]

12. thanks for the heads-up, it's on tivo, i'll see it soon....

[peggysue2]

22. That's exactly what I noticed as if to say . . .

'is this the way you wanted me to do it, Boss" and/or "I'm trying my best but he just won't let go of the mic."

Looked way too staged. And then, Sarah Huck's accusation that Acosta assaulted the intern to legitimize yanking his credentials.

Despicable liars, all of them!

[UniteFightBack]

5. First off he is always fighting. Second I don't think it's a set up but they are opportunists. nt

[Liberal In Texas]

6. I think it was pretty obvious.

Like a staged "reality" show. And guess who has tons of experience staging "reality" shows.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find this to be the case.

[C_U_L8R]

10. It was ham-handedly cast and scripted.

What a bad reality show.

[unc70]

13. Jared and SHS are both strangely smiling beforehand

As if anticipating something about to happen.

[Mr. Ected]

14. Wouldn't be surprised if this was SHS's brainchild

Clumsy, easy to dissect, all effect and no substance. She probably thought it was cute to use the accusation of a male accosting a female against someone perceived to be liberal media.

[enough]

15. Of course it was. Obvious from the get-go. The whole purpose of Trump's

so-called meltdown was to escalate the theatrics of his “battle” with the media. The absurd situation with the female staffer going after Acosta’s mike was just another pre-arranged phase of the same charade.

We’re going to be seeing a lot more of this. The scariest thing about it is how we keep falling for it.

[duforsure]

17. I agree

He also does this when his intel team (probably foreign) get dirt on people , then he starts attacking knowing he'll pull it out to use against them with it all. He plans ahead before his attacks.

[Docreed2003]

18. If anyone doubts this is the case

I would encourage them to seek out the pics showing the smug ass grins on Kushner and SHS faces as Acosta is initially asking his questions. This was a blatant set up and attack on the free press in this country.

[nolabear]

19. Where did you see these? I wondered if she did the same for others.

He was early on in the brouhaha but did she grab anyone else’s mic that way and did she look for directions?

[Docreed2003]

21. It was posted in another thread here on DU

Link to tweet

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[logosoco]

20. I finally broke down and watched a clip of this...

I do not know how these reporters can keep a straight face and ask serious questions when the man who is in the office of the POTUS looks like an ORANGE RACCOON (only much less adorable!).

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Eww. too bad Acosta didn't figure that out - he could have made up some nice

question like "Mr. President, I think it is so wonderful how when you go have a rally, people flock there and you bring such energy. Just how do you do it ?? "

Acosta, btw, doesn't strike me as the brightest bulb in the chandelier. Frankly, none of the WH press corps does. Although did notice a cool new guy there yesterday - I want to look up.