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GitRDun

(1,846 posts) Thu May 11, 2017, 07:06 PM May 2017

Lester Holt Really Blew a MAJOR followup opportunity [View all]

He asked Trump about his economic ties to Russia.

Trump hand waived, bloviated no, no, no and talked about this dumb letter from his lawyers.

In all the specific denials, Trump never said his businesses were not capitalized by Russians, e.g., he had Russian investors.

Holt completely ignored that fact and moved on. He should have gotten Trump on the record on whether or not he had Russian investors in his businesses. We know his sons said they do.

If we want to get rid of this guy, our media has GOT to get better.

What a wasted opportunity.

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Lester Holt Really Blew a MAJOR followup opportunity [View all] GitRDun May 2017 OP

How Did 45 Throw Pence Under The Bus Me. May 2017 #1

I agree they never call his bluff and tell him he's a liar blueinredohio May 2017 #2

Not really. Trump lies every day to the media. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #3

I've never seen him publicly say he has no Russian investors. GitRDun May 2017 #4

He has said that he has ZERO connections to Russia. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #5

You just made my point. GitRDun May 2017 #7

Adam Schiff just said on MSNBC that they need to know about Russia's investments in Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #11

That's my point...Holt should have put him on the spot and asked the question nt GitRDun May 2017 #12

Didn't take much for Trump to shut down his interview with J. Dickerson. Is it fear of losing access with Holt ? nocalflea May 2017 #6

I'm beginning to think that they find asking "hard" questions of Dolt 45 The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #8

Why bother if his words have no meaning ? nocalflea May 2017 #9

I don't know, but it seems to be like nailing Jell-O to the wall. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #10

I hear ya. When Trump brought up the electoral college, my eyes would have rolled straight out of my head. nocalflea May 2017 #13

Holt should have asked the questions anyways. He may not get the answer he's looking for AgadorSparticus May 2017 #16

I caught that too. edhopper May 2017 #14

When they were talking about Flynn creeksneakers2 May 2017 #15

Nor did he ask if Trump's kids had business there ecstatic May 2017 #17

What a surprise. Cha May 2017 #18