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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:14 AM Jul 2019

Trump took heat from Melania and Ivanka over racist chants at rally


By WEIJIA JIANG CBS NEWS July 18, 2019, 7:05 PM

Last Updated Jul 18, 2019 8:12 PM EDT

Washington — CBS News has learned President Trump took a lot of heat from his family over the racist chants at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Wednesday. He heard from first lady Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence.

Mr. Trump on Thursday disavowed the chants of "send her back" and said he tried to stop it. "Well, number one, I think I did, I started speaking very quickly," he said.

But the video tells a different story. The president stands in silence for nearly 15 seconds, looking around the arena. When Mr. Trump resumed his speech, he made no mention of the chant, which started after he attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar. The rally left Republicans once again answering for the president.

CBS News learned that Mr. Trump spoke to several members of his inner circle about how to react to the chant. He weighed the pros and cons of softening his tone, worried supporters would not like it.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-send-her-back-president-took-heat-from-melania-ivanka-over-racist-chants-north-carolina-rally-2019-07-18/
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Trump took heat from Melania and Ivanka over racist chants at rally (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2019 OP
Maybe they should give him heat about babies in cages. eShirl Jul 2019 #1
"He heard from first lady Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence." WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #2
Anything that comes out about t-rump's family Iliyah Jul 2019 #3
Hmmm Lotusflower70 Jul 2019 #4
There's no proof that these people spoke up to him uponit7771 Jul 2019 #5
Exactly. Witnesses--better yet, recordings--or it didn't happen. catrose Jul 2019 #32
Mr. Crocodile is missing some tears. yellowcanine Jul 2019 #6
Taking this one step further ... FakeNoose Jul 2019 #7
PR Bullshit . They are only concerned about how it will affect their fucking social life JI7 Jul 2019 #8
I call bullshit. Neither one of those insipid women give a damn about what was done. Autumn Jul 2019 #9
CBS - What a total crock of shit. llmart Jul 2019 #10
His base zipplewrath Jul 2019 #13
I find most writing these days to be extremely ambiguous. llmart Jul 2019 #17
GET OFF MY LAWN zipplewrath Jul 2019 #19
Bullshit - this bs was FED to a reporter to soften the backlash blm Jul 2019 #11
This seems more probable than Bettie Jul 2019 #14
I am sick of all of this. Sick of all of them. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #12
Oh please nini Jul 2019 #15
PR Bullshit...the chant was previously practiced with the crowd HipChick Jul 2019 #16
Absolutely. Nt PCIntern Jul 2019 #18
So, if he does decide to stop, or slow down, with his racist whistles...? kentuck Jul 2019 #20
I don't believe it one bit. I wouldn't be surprised if melanie was worse than the Red Don. nt Hotler Jul 2019 #21
I wouldn't be surprised if she hates this country. llmart Jul 2019 #22
i don't believe a word of that bullshit. spanone Jul 2019 #23
Ivanka. I spit on the ground in her name. Phony bullshit low IQ princess. Stinky The Clown Jul 2019 #24
Bullshit. His family knew, Pence knew dalton99a Jul 2019 #25
Awww....what happened? Did Melania and Ivanka get dissed by people who don't want to be associated? Pachamama Jul 2019 #26
Yeah right lunasun Jul 2019 #27
Jiang is a good one in the media NewJeffCT Jul 2019 #28
Melanie mercuryblues Jul 2019 #29
Bullshit!!! They know this is not going to play well for suburban women that were foolish enough tulipsandroses Jul 2019 #30
IF and it's a huge IF this was true awesomerwb1 Jul 2019 #31
I can't imagine any warmth in that group... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #33

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,145 posts)
2. "He heard from first lady Melania Trump, his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence."
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:27 AM
Jul 2019

Super not interested in this propaganda unless any of those three is willing to give Trump heat publicly. Otherwise it's just people carrying tales to the media, and the media passing them on. No one in this administration is a "moderating influence" and we have to save ourselves.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. Anything that comes out about t-rump's family
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:28 AM
Jul 2019

concerning a hint of compassion - I do not trust the source.

Come out and say it in front of the corporate media.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
4. Hmmm
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:29 AM
Jul 2019

By heat do you mean it was hot in the room? Or perhaps someone got heated that the chant didn't last long enough? This family is so full of shit. There is no compassion whatsoever. Fuck them.

JI7

(89,173 posts)
8. PR Bullshit . They are only concerned about how it will affect their fucking social life
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:35 AM
Jul 2019

fuck them . seriously fuck them for supporting that fucked up worthless piece of shit.

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
9. I call bullshit. Neither one of those insipid women give a damn about what was done.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:37 AM
Jul 2019

And Pence? He wishes he had the fans to enable him to be like Trump.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
10. CBS - What a total crock of shit.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:37 AM
Jul 2019

Another version of the "we have to show some positive comment about this incident".

"worried supporters would not like it" - WTF??? It was his supporters doing the chanting! What sort of journalistic writing is this nonsense?

And we're supposed to believe that "I Really Don't Care Do U" porn star Melanie would stand up to him and tell him to stop? Or his empty-headed, plastic daughter?

Trump supporters may be gullible, but the rest of us aren't. We're not buying this story.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
13. His base
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:48 AM
Jul 2019
"worried supporters would not like it" - WTF??? It was his supporters doing the chanting! What sort of journalistic writing is this nonsense?


I think that was a reference to Trump being worried that soften his tone or trying to walk back the chants wouldn't go over well with his base. At least that was the way I read it at first.

Good, crisp writing has disappeared in modern journalism. Journalists used to come out of a liberal arts/literary education and were well trained in writing. There were also large numbers of editors to enforce "style guides" on the writing. In this age of "communication majors" and talking heads, most of this has been lost.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
17. I find most writing these days to be extremely ambiguous.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 09:17 AM
Jul 2019

I agree with you about how writing is taught to students studying journalism today vs. how it was taught years ago. When I worked at a university, my office was almost across from the communications/journalism classroom, and I was always appalled at how they taught their subject matter.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
19. GET OFF MY LAWN
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 09:44 AM
Jul 2019

I feel like the old guy hollering at the kids. When I listen to the radio, or on TV, and hear these commentators speak, I just wanna yell at them. These are professional speakers and journalists, and they form the most disjointed sentences. They abuse pronouns left and right.

Heard one this morning. "It's not that they were wrong, it is just that they weren't right yet." I suppose they thought they were being colorful or playful or something. Maybe they thought it was a play on words somehow. All I was left with was the idea that they didn't know the word "premature".

Bettie

(15,997 posts)
14. This seems more probable than
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:51 AM
Jul 2019

those two saying anything but "You did great! You are the greatest speaker ever!".

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
20. So, if he does decide to stop, or slow down, with his racist whistles...?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 09:50 AM
Jul 2019

It's because of Melania and Ivanka?

Not anything else?

llmart

(15,499 posts)
22. I wouldn't be surprised if she hates this country.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 10:32 AM
Jul 2019

She got her cushy lifestyle she was seeking, but I guarantee you she'd rather be back where she came from now that she's as despised as her mate.

Hey, that's a catchy phrase! "Go back to where you came from."

Pachamama

(16,874 posts)
26. Awww....what happened? Did Melania and Ivanka get dissed by people who don't want to be associated?
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 10:42 AM
Jul 2019

Were they afraid of how it is affecting their invites to parties or how people view them?

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
28. Jiang is a good one in the media
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 10:44 AM
Jul 2019

she asked Trump how he would react if people chanted Send Her Back about Melania?

He didn't answer.

tulipsandroses

(5,092 posts)
30. Bullshit!!! They know this is not going to play well for suburban women that were foolish enough
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 10:50 AM
Jul 2019

to support him.
Trying to get some positive press to soothe any of them that might still be willing to support this atrocity.
They have no concern. Otherwise they would do more to put a stop to this abomination. They all want the same thing he does. Money and power and don't care how many people get hurt in the process.

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