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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:08 PM Jan 2017

Donald Trump: BuzzFeed Will 'Suffer the Consequences' for Posting Dossier

by David Bixenspan | 12:47 pm, January 11th, 2017

President Elect Donald Trump put the news media on notice at his press conference in New York on Wednesday with a comment about BuzzFeed, which posted an unverified dossier about his alleged entanglements with Russia on Tuesday night. When asked what he meant when he asked “Are we living in Nazi Germany?” in a tweet a few hours earlier, he gave a vague answer before making an ominous statement about the “consequences” that BuzzFeed will face over the report.

“As far as BuzzFeed, which is a failing pile of garbage — writing [the article about the dossier] — think they’re going to suffer the consequences,” he said. “They already are. As far as CNN going out of their way to build it up, and, by the way, we just found out it was coming down.” He then outlined how it’s being widely disputed that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, is the Michael Cohen who was in Prague for an alleged meeting mentioned in the dossier, before adding that “it’s a disgrace, and I think they ought to apologize, to start with, [to] Michael Cohen.”

Media Twitter was concerned by the “consequences” line, to say the least, with this tweet from Igor Volsky of CAP Action being widely retweeted:

igorvolsky ✔
@igorvolsky

A president saying news organization is "going to suffer the consequences" for printing something he doesn't like is FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE

12:07 PM - 11 Jan 2017
5,111 Retweets 7,280 likes


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Donald Trump: BuzzFeed Will 'Suffer the Consequences' for Posting Dossier (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
KNR Lucinda Jan 2017 #1
Just did what Wikileaks did. Threw it out there. mainer Jan 2017 #2
K&R nt lillypaddle Jan 2017 #3
tRump a fucking bully bdamomma Jan 2017 #4
The elected leader is threatening media organizations, so yes, Donald, tanyev Jan 2017 #5
Trump admires how Putin deals with journalists. BainsBane Jan 2017 #6
Donald Trump: BuzzFeed Will 'Suffer the Consequences' for Posting Dossier. LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #7
Oh. I guess everbody will stfu about his crimes now bravenak Jan 2017 #8
He loved to shut down any venue that wasn't constantly praising him. Solly Mack Jan 2017 #9
The upside, Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #10
Last night he said on Twitter they could be the next Gawker. herding cats Jan 2017 #11
people keep posting unfking believable did people not realize Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #12
Oh my. . . . Is that a fucking threat? BigDemVoter Jan 2017 #13
More and more like Nixon every day. NYC Liberal Jan 2017 #14
This is one of the many reasons the upcoming inauguration should not happen. Delay it until this is monmouth4 Jan 2017 #15
Not a king. Dem2 Jan 2017 #16
Greenwald was unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #17

bdamomma

(63,852 posts)
4. tRump a fucking bully
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:15 PM
Jan 2017

K&R

so again he just lies and gets always with it, and then attacks people for telling the truth??? He is mentally unwell.

he is not teflon or eventually something will stick.

tanyev

(42,559 posts)
5. The elected leader is threatening media organizations, so yes, Donald,
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:17 PM
Jan 2017

we're getting much closer to Nazi Germany.

BainsBane

(53,032 posts)
6. Trump admires how Putin deals with journalists.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:18 PM
Jan 2017

Even absent all the dirt on Trump and the Russian connections, those remarks show how temperamentally unfit he is for the presidency.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
7. Donald Trump: BuzzFeed Will 'Suffer the Consequences' for Posting Dossier.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:33 PM
Jan 2017

MOST in the media are already cowering in the corner as it is and giving him pass after pass, so I guess since the press will have little access to him, they'll have to go back to talking about Hillary's emails or about the CGI, or about how "dishonest" Hillary IS, or giving "advice" on how Democrats should kiss the ass of the white middle-class and while they're at it, get thicker knee pads as they continue "servicing" him. Doubt if much talk about his puppet putin tang will be allowed

The only positive I see during this tRumputin disaster is that I don't see him lasting 4 years let alone 8 in the White House. He's mentally melting down day by day, and we won't be seeing many pressers from this jack ass--mostly tweets from him hold up in tRumputin tower. I mean look at how truly bizarre THIS presser was, so yeah. We won't be hearing many live pressers from him at all. I can see him using video tape to talk to all of us "peasants" and saving his "live" knee pad performances" for his blackmailing boy toy putin tang.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
10. The upside,
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 04:09 PM
Jan 2017

watch for Mother Jones,Rolling Stone,and other some what Liberal Media types,will go hunting for the Juicy Stuff on Trump.

BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)
13. Oh my. . . . Is that a fucking threat?
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 05:02 PM
Jan 2017

What's he threatening? Legal action? He can't do shit, as he's a public figure. . . . What a goddamned dumbass.

monmouth4

(9,707 posts)
15. This is one of the many reasons the upcoming inauguration should not happen. Delay it until this is
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jan 2017

all worked out and someone else takes over. This election was a sham and should be treated as one.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
16. Not a king.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 06:59 PM
Jan 2017

He must be overthrown - he cannot be allowed to destroy our way of life based on his "mental fits"

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