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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts) Mon May 28, 2018, 01:43 PM May 2018

We have a White Houe Press Corps problem. [View all]

They are not good at asking questions when in front of Trump.
They ask and let him lie and get away with it.
Until they challenge his lies to his face they will continue to enable Trump and his lies.

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We have a White Houe Press Corps problem. [View all] TeamPooka May 2018 OP

Gutless Giddy Journalism, Inc. (R) Achilleaze May 2018 #1

Some of them are OK oberliner May 2018 #2

I agree. There are several who are doing their job well. Still In Wisconsin May 2018 #7

No kidding. Polly Hennessey May 2018 #3

Yep. It's been like this since day one. They never really challenge him, and he lies and lies anneboleyn May 2018 #5

Poor Helen Thomas DFW May 2018 #4

April Ryan does a pretty good job. n/t Totally Tunsie May 2018 #6

tRump is good at talking over the questions MiniMe May 2018 #8

Format: Ask IQ45 a question on his way to helicopter. Listen to answer. Ask, "Is that another lie?" LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #9

all challenging the lie immediately does is get us to stage 3 (of 10) faster 0rganism May 2018 #10

according to you we have lost and can't do anything to change the outcome. TeamPooka May 2018 #11

well, i do admit that is a possibility 0rganism May 2018 #18

It's almost as if they were all employees of massive corporations ... dawg May 2018 #12

Bingo! FuzzyRabbit May 2018 #13

K & R SunSeeker May 2018 #14

Who would expect otherwise? davekriss May 2018 #15

Americans don't even know who Chomsky is. triron May 2018 #16

It's a waste of time to ask him anything because he has 1 of 2 answers: Vinca May 2018 #17

Millionaire news talkers are highly paid so they won't ask tough questions. pwb May 2018 #19

And, we know they'd be like raging bulls @ President Obama Cha May 2018 #20