Every time a reporter is attacked for doing their job and everyone else stays silent, the intimidation works. A free press can’t defend democracy if journalists are afraid to defend one another.
Every single member of the press in that room should have said something but, instead, they are concerned, rightly so, they will lost their jobs. Yet, how valuable is a job where you have to report lies each and every day? How valuable is a job where you are humiliated at the whim of a self-absorbed juvenile?
Someone needs to tell Herr Orange that he is piece of shit. I would be happy to do so if I had the opportunity.
I would love it if a member of the press told Trump to knock it off and answer the question! I would jump for joy! I understand they are afraid of losing their jobs, but if more than one did this, they could work together to demand respect.
He's a rude and despicable human being! A thin-skin and pathetic person who can't handle any question of any substance from reporters, especially the women! Everything is a fraud or a lie if it doesn't look good upon him; there's a clear and dangerous pattern here and he needs to be called out on that very fact whenever possible!! Kudos to all the brave reporters out there asking the important questions, I say PRESS ON but STAND UP for your peers when he gets belligerent!!
Do you notice the pattern? tRUMP insults the WOMEN reporters and has fired or removed several women from key leadership positions in his Cabinet, but few men? Katie Phang would NEVER put up with that crap and that's why she's playing such a powerful role in independent journalism.
Every time this happens I say, "If Jim Acosta was there, he would say something." What's wrong with the other reporters in that room? What are they afraid of? tRump being mean to them? So what! I don't know whether I'm more angry at the WH press corps or embarrassed for them.
You are 100% spot on Jim. It's disgusting how none of the other reporters defend each other, shame on all of them. Stop being spineless cowards like the Republicans.
Beautifully said…. And extremely important….The press is one of the pillars of our democracy….some of the other pillars are cracking, almost ready to fall… other reporters MUST speak out against the way this man disrespects reporters, most of whom are WOMEN…. But that’s not surprising, considering who it is doing disrespectful things.
The press pool should unite and walk out taking all the cameras with them when he talks down to any reporters from now on! That's called having integrity and behavior modification!
Every time a reporter is attacked for doing their job and everyone else stays silent, the intimidation works. A free press can’t defend democracy if journalists are afraid to defend one another.
Every single member of the press in that room should have said something but, instead, they are concerned, rightly so, they will lost their jobs. Yet, how valuable is a job where you have to report lies each and every day? How valuable is a job where you are humiliated at the whim of a self-absorbed juvenile?
Someone needs to tell Herr Orange that he is piece of shit. I would be happy to do so if I had the opportunity.
I would love it if a member of the press told Trump to knock it off and answer the question! I would jump for joy! I understand they are afraid of losing their jobs, but if more than one did this, they could work together to demand respect.
FAR AND AWAY PAST TIME! Get some backbone, people. This is a bully. If you fight back, bullies back down. Fight for your colleagues.
He's a rude and despicable human being! A thin-skin and pathetic person who can't handle any question of any substance from reporters, especially the women! Everything is a fraud or a lie if it doesn't look good upon him; there's a clear and dangerous pattern here and he needs to be called out on that very fact whenever possible!! Kudos to all the brave reporters out there asking the important questions, I say PRESS ON but STAND UP for your peers when he gets belligerent!!
Amen re Kristen Holmes
I always thought you were saying, "another day that ends in why?" and not the letter Y.
Yesssssss! Thank you Jim, for putting that rebuke out there.
Do you notice the pattern? tRUMP insults the WOMEN reporters and has fired or removed several women from key leadership positions in his Cabinet, but few men? Katie Phang would NEVER put up with that crap and that's why she's playing such a powerful role in independent journalism.
OMG! What a great day it would be if someone only said to him “Knock it off Mr. President. Just answer the question”.
Every time this happens I say, "If Jim Acosta was there, he would say something." What's wrong with the other reporters in that room? What are they afraid of? tRump being mean to them? So what! I don't know whether I'm more angry at the WH press corps or embarrassed for them.
Shame-blaiming Ass**** whom I can't wait get kicked out of office in November. Time for the Reckoning.
You are 100% spot on Jim. It's disgusting how none of the other reporters defend each other, shame on all of them. Stop being spineless cowards like the Republicans.
Beautifully said…. And extremely important….The press is one of the pillars of our democracy….some of the other pillars are cracking, almost ready to fall… other reporters MUST speak out against the way this man disrespects reporters, most of whom are WOMEN…. But that’s not surprising, considering who it is doing disrespectful things.
Amen
The press pool should unite and walk out taking all the cameras with them when he talks down to any reporters from now on! That's called having integrity and behavior modification!
Sadly more people don’t follow your example of what it means to be a colleague and a friend and a man. Thank you!