Thursday, September 24, 2020

President Gets Mousetrapped


For John, BLUFThe President has not had a good relationship with the Press since he came down the Golden Escalator.  But, perhaps, they have been an unusually effective avenue for him to get out his message.  Nothing to see here; just move along.




From PJ Media, by Reportere Stephen Green, 24 September 2020.

Here is a quote from the article, which they lifted from Rolling Stone.  the lede plus one:

Reporter:  Win, lose or draw in this election.  Will you commit, here today, for a peaceful transferal of power after the election?  There’s been rioting in many cities across this country.  Would you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferal of power after the election?

Trump:  Well, we’re going to have to see what happens.  You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster and —

Reporter:  But people are rioting.  Do you commit to making sure that there’s a peaceful transferal of power?

Who was that reporter?  Not readily available information.  I even checked the White House "Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing" for yesterday listed only "Q".

The wording is not the same as some of the headlines, for example, the headline at Rolling Stone.  I think the President answered the question properly.  However, he didn't anticipate the question being twisted and that is on him.

On the other hand, the Reporter was acting more like an gent provocateur.  Shame on him.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

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