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During his first daily briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Sean Spicer launched into a rant about the media's treatment of Donald Trump when asked why the President discussed the crowd sizes at his inauguration during a speech at the CIA headquarters on Saturday.
"I's not just about a crowd size. It's about this constant, you know, 'He's not going to run. Then if he runs, he's going to drop out...'" Spicer said. "There is this constant theme to undercut the enormous support that he has. I think it's unbelievably frustrating when you're continually told it's not big enough, it's not good enough, you can't win."
Spicer said that Trump kept defying the odds only to face a new narrative,
"He keeps getting told what he can't do by this narrative that's out there. And exceeds it every single time. And I think there's an overall frustration when you turn on the television over and over again and get told that there's this narrative that you didn't win, you weren't going to run, you can't pick up this state," he said. "Over and over again there's this constant attempt to undermine his credibility and the movement that he represents. And it's frustrating for not just him, but I think so many of us that are trying to work to get this message out."
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Buns_of_Fire
(19,151 posts)poor blotus
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)And Obama didn't deal with that daily? Hourly? Did you ever see him or any of his press secretaries coming out and whining about how mean the media coverage is about him :whaa:
MotorCityMan
(1,203 posts)HELLO?!?!?!?! I think Hillary would have a different opinion on that, she's been dealing with it for over 30 years.
Raster
(21,010 posts)TOO FUCKING BAD. Grow a pair, asswipe.
Did they forget that their man-child ridicules others for every reason under the sun and has commented that he never has one moment of regret?
Tommy_Carcetti
(44,494 posts)Vinca
(53,948 posts)Retrograde
(11,416 posts)Things usually go downhill after the first few months.
Cirque du So-What
(29,700 posts)Dog forbid that the very important ego should not be stroked sufficiently.
Turbineguy
(40,040 posts)going on about the liberal media. Yeah, those would be the people who gave Trump $billions worth of free air time.
Cha
(318,868 posts)onenote
(46,135 posts)Can't believe the Lying Spice walked into that one.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)This is politics, deal with it or get out snowflakes!
FSogol
(47,613 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)LeftInTX
(34,211 posts)
lindysalsagal
(22,903 posts)But hard to believe.
spanone
(141,535 posts)MotorCityMan
(1,203 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)someone demanding your birth certificate, denying your religion, etc.?
Yeah, must be hard.
manicraven
(901 posts)We don't have amnesia! He showed NO respect for President Obama with his relentless birtherism and nasty attacks, via tweets and even a press conference.
But it actually goes further than just the left striking back at tRump due to his lousy and unfair treatment of President Obama; it's the fact that he KNOWS he IS an illegitimate president who basically got in because of dirty tricks, hacking, and an archaic electoral system, so his skin is thin and he can't mask his insecurities. Silly tRump thought as soon as his "coronation" was done, most Americans would jump on board and adore him because that's how his narcissistic brain works. We're supposed to bow down.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)tanyev
(49,236 posts)tibbiit
(1,601 posts)He is the critical gadfly who is always giving his opinion (and he has the microphone) to the news media. No issue is too small or petty for him to react too and give his opinion. He derives pleasure from nipping at well... anyone or anything he pleases. Imagine if he had to put up with the irritation of himself over five years of birther-ism. Jesus fuck he would have imploded. As always for ever, bully-flies can dish our but can't take the swat back.
We need to never let up the ridicule, or swarming bites back at him. He cant take it. His wife on the other hand needs be investigated by social welfare... she is an abused woman in a loveless weirder than shit, marriage. Run Melania!
So Trumps a Biting Gnat who is now being bit hard... which will be at least a little fun to watch for a little while. (while at the same time being sickening and destructive and harmful to our country and people) And Melania needs to get out!
tib
world wide wally
(21,836 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)"He keeps getting told what he can't do by this narrative that's out there. And exceeds it every single time. "
Spiced Whiner has it right for once: Trump exceeds what he's told he can't do every time. Keeps all his businesses, works with Russia to get elected, slams CIA et. al. for finding Russia was behind the hacks, grabs puzzies, lies about how many came to his coronation, gets bailed out by Russian crime bosses who want money laundered via Trump real estate, the list goes on.
Sounds like we're getting under their skin, which is the good news.
Trekologer
(1,078 posts)No Donald, you can't expand Medicare to everybody.
No Donald, you won't be able to make public college tuition free.
etc.
manicraven
(901 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)If he just wants unquestioning adoration, hire some actors.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)Give it to us straight, Spicer: to what lengths is Fearless Leader willing to go, to stifle contrarian sentiment and protest against him? How big a hit is the Bill Of Rights going to take, to satisfy Fearless Leader's endless, unhinged need for overwhelming approval? Will the military be employed against the public? Will law enforcement be granted even more intrusive power to keep track of the population, STASI-style? Bigger prisons? Detainment camps? Like you say about Fearless Leader, Spicer: "He exceeds it every time." That's what we're afraid of, and that's what we're prepared to resist.
Gothmog
(179,499 posts)Yavin4
(37,182 posts)And in that one sentence, the raison d'etre of Trump was explained.
manicraven
(901 posts)Things not big enough about tRump: hands, penis, brain, heart, soul, morals, ethics.
Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)because that's exactly what he is.
Americans actually love underdogs... unless they're endorsed by every White supremacist group under the sun.
onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)Denzil_DC
(9,097 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(130,447 posts)People in politics get criticized, attacked, laughed at and generally disrespected. He's used to being the CEO whose ass has to be kissed regularly - those who dare criticize will lose their jobs, but it's not like that in politics. People with skins as thin as his don't belong in that line of work. Toughen up, Buttercup, or the next four years (or less, pending impeachment) are going to be very painful.
yellowcanine
(36,777 posts)Retrograde
(11,416 posts)It's amazing that he made it to 70 without people saying NO to him. I guess that's what happens when you walk in to daddy's business and convince yourself you built it.
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)Tuff stuff big baby. He slammed President Obama his entire presidency. Now he thinks a president deserves respect? He'll get none from me! At least he's being slammed for stuff he actually does. They made crap up about President Obama.
He wants pity and it's only been THREE DAYS hahahahahahaha
fishwax
(29,346 posts)Probably for different reasons
louis-t
(24,614 posts)HipChick
(25,612 posts)I might enjoy this more than I thought
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appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)Baghdad Sean has given his second whining session.
I have a few enemies on facebook that are too stupid to unfriend me. People that voted for Trump are rarely bright enough to figure things out on their own.
Dem2
(8,178 posts)I'm like " if you don't want me to keep disagreeing with everything that you say then maybe you should block me or not follow me"
Sadly, most of them are too stupid to live
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)Dem2
(8,178 posts)ROFL - so easy to knock out of the park
SammyWinstonJack
(44,316 posts)spare us the faux outrage. We don't care about his feelings, hurt or otherwise.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Sean a newbie?
Dem2
(8,178 posts)Inquiring minds want to know
C_U_L8R
(49,353 posts)become demoralized?
47of74
(18,470 posts)Maru Kitteh
(31,744 posts)JudyM
(29,785 posts)your nominees, including Supreme Court Justice and dozens of federal judges?