Trump: Journalists 'Should Be Free From The Fear Of Being Violently Attacked'
Source: TPM
President Donald Trumps first public response to the deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, MD came during a celebration of the 6-month anniversary of his tax laws passage Friday.
This attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief, Trump said. Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job.
Trump pledged eternal support as he described the Thursday shooting as a horrible, horrible event.
When youre suffering, we pledge our eternal support. The suffering is so great, Trump said. Ive seen some of the people, so great. My government will not rest until we have done everything in our power to reduce violent crime and to protect innocent life. We will not ever leave your side. So our warmest, best wishes and regrets. Horrific, horrible thing. Thank you.
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Link to tweet
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)SpankMe
(2,966 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)We are really getting off kilter. Just goes to show how fragile our Democracy is.
Good news is...We shouldn't be starting any wars to bring "Democracy" to any other nation in a long long time.
Add...I cannot even listen to him speak, let alone look at him.
My flag stays folded yet another national holiday.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)What would he say?
LenaBaby61
(6,977 posts)He'd say the guy was mentally ill, and if he was black/latino, he'd be an animal then Sessions would say that they guy probably used marijuana and that's why it has to be federally criminalized
He and Sean Hannity are partially to blame for Maxine Waters receiving death threats, and respoinsible for what happened yesterday in Maryland.
Hell, Hannity blamed Maxine for what happened yesterday in Maryland.
I'm so sick of these racist, murderous assholes.
Can't wait until Fatso et al get their Karma. It's slow in coming, but it's COMING.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)Obviously he was waiting to hear what Fox News would come up with in their attempt, according to reports of their phone calls, to find out whether the paper was liberal or "like Fox News". Shine is obviously already in charge.
Delmette2.0
(4,169 posts)We can tell by the cadence of his speech. He is halting and slow at reading the words. He really doesn't want to say those words.
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)You attack the media 24/7. Your words meaning nothing. You sob.
montanacowboy
(6,101 posts)you and your whole goddammed family
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Now, off to a MAGA rally to stoke more hatred and rage.
The guy makes me absolutely sick to my stomach.
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)against the press.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Did he set a date?
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)Has anyone even rec'd any benefits from this new tax law of 2018? So rump is celebrating the six month passage of this law, for whom?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)they're fake news and unfair and enemies of America. Just don't shoot them (wink, wink, nudge nudge).
meow2u3
(24,772 posts)He calls the news media "the enemy of the people", rhetoric uttered like the tyrant he is, and on the other side of his mouth, he dares to say that journalist should not have to fear violent attacks!? Which one is it, Tangerine Tyrant?
thegoose
(3,115 posts)He asked for this to happen many times!
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Monday night #Trump rally in Cayce. #Chsnews
Link to tweet
louis-t
(23,297 posts)That's all I have to say.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)It feels like he's an alien newly arrived on the planet, trying to make a quick study of normal human behavior and trying (and failing) to copy it.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)When youre suffering, we pledge our eternal support. The suffering is so great, Trump said. Ive
seen some of the people, so great. My government will not rest until we have done everything in
our power to reduce violent crime and to protect innocent life. We will not ever leave your side. So
our warmest, best wishes and regrets. Horrific, horrible thing. Thank you.
holy shit, this fucking guy
treestar
(82,383 posts)very telling phrasing.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,387 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)Not exactly a ringing endorsement of free speech
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Your own security at one of YOUR hate-rallies was so concerned about her safety they escorted her to her car!
You fucking rat-bastard!
Come ON Mother Nature...take him OUT!
Snellius
(6,881 posts)All heartfelt compassion and sober commonsense. Note: he's reading this. He'll try to play to the center to try to undo all the callous and crazy rantings of what he really believes. All for show and ratings. Nothing more. His tweets and rallies something else.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)Note: His pledge of "eternal" support was explicitly limited to only when they are "suffering".
Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)he never said that Journalists are enemies of the people.
calimary
(81,466 posts)You think all that blathering and tweeting about "Fake News" and how journalists are "the enemy of the people"? WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THAT???????
Oh, sorry. I forgot. You don't bother thinking. Somebody must have told you you're a king and you don't have to do menial things like think, or think before you speak.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)KPN
(15,650 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)heart diseased by hate and avarice. A lifelong career of sexually harassing women, not paying his bills, lying. It's gonna catch up to him one day, I won't care if he drops in the middle of one of his 'rally's'. If I am around, I will clap my hands and bray at the moon in joy. Fuck trump
louis c
(8,652 posts)Whenever he reads a speech, he doesn't even know what the fuck he's saying.
Shipwack
(2,171 posts)He didn't even like saying it. He showed his usual tells that he was reading it under duress... Monotone voice, licking his lips, little body movement....
Vinca
(50,303 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)JUST call journalists "the enemy of the people"?
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)MarcA
(2,195 posts)Rebl2
(13,551 posts)a word he says.