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DeeDeeNY

(3,551 posts)
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:27 AM Thursday

Why are many media acting like Rump is already President??

NY Times had a story the other day "Kimberly Gilfoyle appointed Ambassador to Greece".
Last I checked, Rump can't appoint anybody to anything until after he is inaugurated.
He may have announced who he will appoint to various positions once he's in, but that's it.
The only President who can make appointments at this time is Joseph R. Biden.

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Why are many media acting like Rump is already President?? (Original Post) DeeDeeNY Thursday OP
MSNBC and CNBC are all in. Turbineguy Thursday #1
because they want to have access. Its America, where SHIT sells. Meadowoak Thursday #2
President julmur Thursday #3
I think President Biden has remained very busy. Hope22 Thursday #13
Fight back with what and against what. Ray Bruns Thursday #15
President Biden is leading. And leadership doesn't always come with bells, whistles, and fireworks. Aristus Thursday #24
The media is simply an arm of the billionaire ruling class Johnny2X2X Thursday #4
Yes the media is the propaganda arm of the billionaires and the PutinGOP. Irish_Dem Thursday #7
∆∆∆∆∆∆THIS∆∆∆∆∆ love_katz Thursday #19
And the "billionaire ruling class" is REPUBLICAN. live love laugh Thursday #21
Republican presidents' terms begin a day after the election. sop Thursday #5
In 2020, they would barely acknowledge that Biden won UpInArms Thursday #6
They have been acting like that since 2020 Blue Full Moon Thursday #8
This is the point I was going to make Mike 03 Thursday #9
Aggravated that nothing was done. Blue Full Moon Thursday #10
Yes and in his special interview several days ago Hope22 Thursday #17
Because they know this is the high water mark Johonny Thursday #11
Except the media will propagandize it to either blame democrats or ignore his failures. live love laugh Thursday #23
What's new? They've been treating him that way all allong. malthaussen Thursday #12
Disrespect to PRESIDENT BIDEN KT2000 Thursday #14
tRump is who the oligarch McGreedia owners wanted all along. love_katz Thursday #16
After seeing Syria Mr.Bee Thursday #18
They are all going to pay a heavy price for abandoning decency I hope. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #20
They knew the fix was in before we did. Initech Thursday #22

Turbineguy

(38,468 posts)
1. MSNBC and CNBC are all in.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:29 AM
Thursday

In a way it puts the turd in trump's pocket. Now he has to not blow it.

julmur

(147 posts)
3. President
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:34 AM
Thursday

Maybe because the democrats aren’t saying or doing a damn thing? Where’s the leadership? Where’s the fighting back? And the media has been full blown trump for years

Hope22

(3,071 posts)
13. I think President Biden has remained very busy.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:04 PM
Thursday

Just heard about a a butt load of pardons yesterday. He continues to make headway.

Ray Bruns

(4,700 posts)
15. Fight back with what and against what.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:09 PM
Thursday

Until Trump is sworn in, Joe Biden is president.
Until Trump is sworn in, he really can’t do anything so there’s nothing right now to fight against.

The republicans won the election, so until they submit legislation, really nothing to fight against. It’s all really a bunch of talk right now.

Aristus

(68,557 posts)
24. President Biden is leading. And leadership doesn't always come with bells, whistles, and fireworks.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:33 PM
Thursday

He's in the office working. He's getting things done. He's not Shittering and Twittering, and he's not out on the fairway cheating at golf.

President Biden has real work to do. And it doesn't require lurching after the spotlight like a narcissistic, attention-crazed clown.

Johnny2X2X

(21,863 posts)
4. The media is simply an arm of the billionaire ruling class
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:35 AM
Thursday

A small billionaire oligarch class has complete control over our Federal Government, our economy, and the media. The decided they were sick of bleeding the working class little by little and they put Trump in charge to take everything from us all at once.

love_katz

(2,857 posts)
19. ∆∆∆∆∆∆THIS∆∆∆∆∆
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:24 PM
Thursday

Exactly 💯🎯.

Someone commented a number of years back, that the oligarchy wants to steal every penny from us all. They decided that they don't need us anymore and don't even have the decency to honor the social contract and let us live out our lives in dignity.
Hal Sparks has been doing shows about technology and the advances in robotics.

Basically, Muskrat wants to get the government subsidies for building them. First he will build robots which can pick the crops, which is why they are so hot to kick out immigrants.
Then, robots will be built that can do other jobs. At first, it will be jobs that are dangerous or dirty. But, it won't stop with those kinds of jobs.
When large numbers of the population are unemployed, the oligarchs don't want to have to pay for any of the social programs that will help them. It is always about the $$$$$$$ with these greed heads.

The oligarchs have always seen the rest of us as disposable. They have simply taken off their masks and come out into the open.

Mike 03

(17,232 posts)
9. This is the point I was going to make
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 11:49 AM
Thursday

If some of us don't feel like we've had a break whatsoever from the Trump presidency, it might be because he has to varying degrees overshadowed even these last four years--in no little part because of the media's pathetic deference to him. When he's spoken or tweeted he has done it with the same voice he used when he was president. It never ceased, and reporters covered almost everything he did as if it was newsworthy, though it was often petty and trivial.

Anyway, thank you for making the point.

Blue Full Moon

(1,286 posts)
10. Aggravated that nothing was done.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 11:56 AM
Thursday

Don't say anything because "high ground". That's how he got in the first place.

Hope22

(3,071 posts)
17. Yes and in his special interview several days ago
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:12 PM
Thursday

He admits that he believes 2020 was stolen. He continued to undermine US policy and security for an additional four years and now he is set to undermine the future of this country for yet another four years. He is the wrecking ball of humanity. It has been an endless 17 years since his Birther baloney and he’s never looked back! He feeds off of his own stale air.

Johonny

(22,192 posts)
11. Because they know this is the high water mark
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 11:58 AM
Thursday

His actual presidency will be a disaster. Trump is good at pretending to be president. He sucks at actually being president. See for example, his first term.

malthaussen

(17,752 posts)
12. What's new? They've been treating him that way all allong.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 12:56 PM
Thursday

They are such craven bootlickers, it turns my stomach.

-- Mal

KT2000

(20,918 posts)
14. Disrespect to PRESIDENT BIDEN
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:05 PM
Thursday

They have been all in for trump for four years. In dictatorships like Russian and China, the government controls the news. In an oligarchy, it is the billionaires!

Mr.Bee

(408 posts)
18. After seeing Syria
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:17 PM
Thursday

three daze coverage, Darn Old Trump, ARE YOU LISTENING??
This will not end well for you!

Initech

(102,406 posts)
22. They knew the fix was in before we did.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:26 PM
Thursday

Something about this election still doesn't pass the smell test.

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