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Trump snaps at reporter: "You're just a lightweight. Don't talk to me that way."

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reedak

Nov 30, 2020, 10:36

1.  Courtney Subramanian covers the White House and Trump administration for USA TODAY.  The following are excerpts from White House correspondent Courtney Subramanian's November 27, 2020 article headlined "'Don't talk to me that way': Trump lashes out at White House reporter over election question".


(Begin excerpts)
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday angrily admonished a reporter for asking him whether he would concede the election once the Electoral College formally votes to make Democrat Joe Biden the next president, calling the journalist a "lightweight." 


Trump evaded the question by arguing that the Electoral College would make "a mistake" by voting for Biden and leveled more baseless claims about voter fraud. As Trump continued to repeat unfounded claims, Jeff Mason of Reuters pressed him to answer whether he would concede.


"Don't talk to me that way," Trump snapped. "You're just a lightweight. Don't talk to me that way."


Trump's combative exchange with reporters after a Thanksgiving call with troops stationed overseas was the first time he took questions since he lost the Nov. 3 election more than three weeks ago.


"I'm the president of the United States. Don't ever talk to the president that way," Trump said as he continued to lash out at Mason before moving on to "another question." 


'Take it off':  Trump requested a White House reporter remove his mask while asking a question. He didn't.


States must certify their votes before the Electoral College meets on Dec. 14 – many already have – and resolve all challenges to the outcome by Dec. 8.


Though he said he would continue his legal fights over the election results in states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan, Trump later acknowledged that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College formally recognizes President-elect Biden.


"Certainly I will. Certainly I will. and you know that," Trump said, adding that it would be "very hard" to concede....


Trump has previously clashed with Mason, a former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, in several exchanges throughout his presidency. Trump mocked Mason in September when the reporter refused to take off his mask while asking the president a question.


He also argued with Mason last year during a press conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinistö when Mason pressed Trump on his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the call that launched his impeachment.  (End excerpts)


Source:  usatodaydotcom


2.  Since his election in 2016, Trump has consistently attacked reporters, calling them "fake news" for asking critical questions not to his liking.  In some cases, he has gone so far as to call them "terrible," "fake," and "nasty," and telling some that they're "never going to make it."


If he keeps clashing with the media, he may meet with a "nasty" response from a truly "terrible" reporter in the future:  "By calling me a lightweight, you imply that you are a heavyweight.  As a lightweight, I shall float like a balloon above hell one fine day, but a so-called heavyweight like you will drop like a rock to its very bottom.  I am sure King Louis XVI should have a better understanding of a true heavyweight seconds before the axe of the guillotine fell on his neck."


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GhostBuster

Trump is not only shameless but disgrace himself to the world completely!

His reprimanding of reporter shows his lack of self confidence and his demand for respect shows his own lack of it without self respect!

By and large, the name REPUBLICAN PARTY is completely damaged beyond repair by Donald Trump!

What a man of no dignity is commanding US!