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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. No, I've never seen anything like this.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:56 PM

Jul 2018

Whatever other presidents might have said about various people was almost always kept private - sometimes occasionally leaked, but not intended for public consumption. Obama famously roasted Trump at a WH correspondents' dinner (which is said to be a major reason for Trump's grudge), but roasting is what happens there and is expected. But I can't think of any instances where any president made a point of publicly insulting people, including private citizens, just because they disagreed with him.

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Okay, a serious question re: people insulting admin staffers [View all] grumpyduck Jul 2018 OP

No. This is all new territory. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #1

And we are each adapting in our own way. Sneederbunk Jul 2018 #3

No, they respected the power of the office The Blue Flower Jul 2018 #2

No, I've never seen anything like this. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #4

No - hot mics KT2000 Jul 2018 #5

NO DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #6

Yes...it did happen before. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #7

Agnew: flotsam Jul 2018 #8

Yes...thank you for finding that. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #11

Office holders have a long history of slagging on their critics gratuitous Jul 2018 #9

The tech kind of makes it different Recursion Jul 2018 #10