Trump Binge-Watched Fox News All Night, Woke Up to Watch More Fox
5:03 P.M.
By Jonathan Chait
At his press conference today, clearly upset by the devastating comments made about him by himself and reported to Bob Woodward, President Trump told reporters that William Barr is going to produce evidence of crimes against him by his various Deep State enemies. Grasping for a basis for his claims he is not supposed to have inside information about a Justice Department probe he cited the many shows he watches, all of which of course feature slavishly pro-Trump hosts feeding his own conspiratorial worldview.
I watched Liz McDonald, he said, Shes fantastic. I watched Fox Business. I watched Lou Dobbs last night, Sean Hannity last night, Tucker last night, Laura. I watched Fox & Friends in the morning.
What Trump seemed to forget, in the midst of using these shows as proof that the Deep State was going to be locked up, is that Trump has also claimed he doesnt watch much television.
Believe it or not, even when Im in Washington or New York, I do not watch much television, Trump scolded reporters aboard Air Force One in 2017. People that dont know me, they like to say I watch television people with fake sources. You know, fake reporters, fake sources. But I dont get to watch much television. Primarily because of documents. Im reading documents. A lot. I actually read much more I read you people much more than I watch television.
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Harker
(14,012 posts)If he did read more than watched, he might be slightly less looney.
procon
(15,805 posts)as he is with celebrity talkshow personalities staffing his unofficial TV Cabinet.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Hes doubling-up on his daily dosage of sycophantic adoration.
-Laelth
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)I am too busy for that". All he does is golf, tweet and watch TV.