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Eugene

(62,756 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:06 PM Jan 2017

White House vows to fight media 'tooth and nail' over Trump coverage

Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Sun Jan 22, 2017 | 5:25pm EST

White House vows to fight media 'tooth and nail' over Trump coverage

By Doina Chiacu and Jason Lange | WASHINGTON

The White House vowed on Sunday to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what it sees as unfair attacks, with a top adviser saying the Trump administration had presented "alternative facts" to counter low inauguration crowd estimates.

On his first full day as president, Trump said he had a "running war" with the media and accused journalists of underestimating the number of people who turned out Friday for his swearing-in.

White House officials made clear no truce was on the horizon on Sunday in television interviews that set a much harsher tone in the traditionally adversarial relationship between the White House and the press corps.

"The point is not the crowd size. The point is the attacks and the attempt to delegitimize this president in one day. And we're not going to sit around and take it," Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said on "Fox News Sunday."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM
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White House vows to fight media 'tooth and nail' over Trump coverage (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2017 OP
Has no one told him about the King's new clothes? jack69 Jan 2017 #1
His supporters will believe nothing the media says and everything he says. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #2
That's the truth underpants Jan 2017 #7
Their idol sexually assaults women and brags about it, and their problem Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #8
Fills airtime. Gives them something to spring on people at the "water cooler" underpants Jan 2017 #9
Wow - this is Black Magic, Kristo-KGOP style Achilleaze Jan 2017 #3
Someone Should Tell The Trumps This Mark Twain Axiom Best_man23 Jan 2017 #4
He really wants to be dictator liberal N proud Jan 2017 #5
He always turns on the people who helped him out underpants Jan 2017 #6

Eliot Rosewater

(32,537 posts)
2. His supporters will believe nothing the media says and everything he says.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:09 PM
Jan 2017

We cant function as a species when that type of person has power, something very very bad is bound to happen.

underpants

(187,250 posts)
7. That's the truth
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:48 PM
Jan 2017

Just today I got in a conversation on FB with three Repubs about the March. It ended up with a complaint about the garbage left behind. Very civil discussion. I pointed out that there were two events and this was standard for the Park Service. I even included a link to a local DC story. In response "okay but I think a lot of people have questions". This must be one of the talking points today on Fox. I have them a full explanation and a source and it's still not enough.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,537 posts)
8. Their idol sexually assaults women and brags about it, and their problem
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:50 PM
Jan 2017

is garbage left behind?

Proof they are incapable of thinking like responsible adults, they present a danger to the human race with their unflinching support of a madman.

underpants

(187,250 posts)
9. Fills airtime. Gives them something to spring on people at the "water cooler"
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:55 PM
Jan 2017

They started this when the first fax machines came out. Blast faxes could be signed up for and that one guy in the office would get these and have basically fake news to inject into conversations. I think Norquist was involved but I'm not sure. Fox News picked this up - they got stories out lightning fast to direct the conversation or at least derail it.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. Wow - this is Black Magic, Kristo-KGOP style
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:18 PM
Jan 2017

Black Magicians cranking up their Toxic Fog Machine of Lies & Deception.

So obvious. So dark. So anti-christian. So anti-American. So anti-honor.



Best_man23

(5,127 posts)
4. Someone Should Tell The Trumps This Mark Twain Axiom
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:31 PM
Jan 2017

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."

liberal N proud

(60,972 posts)
5. He really wants to be dictator
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:32 PM
Jan 2017

If the media does not stand up to the tyrant, they will perish as will the repubic.

underpants

(187,250 posts)
6. He always turns on the people who helped him out
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 08:44 PM
Jan 2017

The media also has a low approval rating so they think they can endear themselves to the public this way.

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