CNN Reporter "assaults" White House intern

Sweet.Science

Im no fan of trump - but imagine uproar if he done this.

Life ban fully deserved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVFPpM6p3D4

JMNolan

Wheety wrote: »

I'm sure there's already a thread on this. You're very late to the party.

It's fashionable to be late to parties, isnt it?

Wheety

I'm sure there's already a thread on this. You're very late to the party.

Standman

The bloody neo-liberals strike again - this time, literally!

Jim Bob Scratcher

What a load of bollocks!

theguzman

Imagine the uproar and accusations of Racism if a reporter from Fox News treated Obama like that back in the day. I'm not a Trump fan but this guy was being a jerk and CNN are so biased they are a joke. I think CNN are far more biased than Fox News even during the Bush years.

Wheety

How did you reply to me before my post? :eek:

Anyway, he didn't assault her. The White House trying to whip this up is very disconcerting. Pure propaganda and attacking the press.

thomasm

White house says its unacceptable to put a hand on a female
President on record saying 'grab them by the pussy'

Shenshen

thomasm wrote: »

White house says its unacceptable to put a hand on a female
President on record saying 'grab them by the pussy'

There's his mistake right there, then. He touched her arm. Should've grabbed her by the pussy instead, and all would have been fine.

7aubzxk43m2sni

"Assault" is hardly the right word. She went to grab the mic from his hand and he prevented her from doing so, that's it.

Ridiculous nonsense.

WinnyThePoo

Hasn't already come out that the white house took the video from a conspiracy site that doctored the video.

super_furry

And of course you posted the slowed down and edited version put out there by Infowars.

Here's the actual real, undoctored footage.

Sweet.Science

Im not taking sides . Everyone makes mistakes i think he should keep his job once he makes an apology to her.

Keyzer

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Im no fan of trump - but imagine uproar if he done this.

Life ban fully deserved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVFPpM6p3D4

What in the fúck are you talking about? Assault? Absolute nonsense, she tried to grab the microphone and he stopped her. How is that assault?

Now, if he'd grabbed her pussy while she tried to take the mic, that would be assault.

super_furry

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Im not taking sides . Everyone makes mistakes i think he should keep his job once he makes an apology to her.

But you posted up doctored footage of the incident. But you're right, you should keep your job once you apologise to everyone here.

B0jangles

Yeah, even the Daily Mail says that the WH version has been edited

super_furry

super_furry wrote: »

And of course you posted the slowed down and edited version put out there by Infowars.

Here's the actual real, undoctored footage.

First video I've seen or heard about it. You know it's nothing when you keep watching till the end of the video waiting to see what happened, when it already happened.

super_furry

Keyzer wrote: »

What in the fúck are you talking about? Assault? Absolute nonsense, she tried to grab the microphone and he stopped her. How is that assault?

You can't talk to these delicate snowflakes in such harsh terms. If someline as sensitive as Sweet.Science sees an assault there, then just think what your aggressive tone is going to do to them. From zero to triggered in no time.

wexie

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Im no fan of trump - but imagine uproar if he done this.

Done what?

Penn

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Im not taking sides . Everyone makes mistakes i think he should keep his job once he makes an apology to her.

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Life ban fully deserved

Yeah... uh-huh... suuurrreeeee

Omackeral

super_furry wrote: »

And of course you posted the slowed down and edited version put out there by Infowars.

Here's the actual real, undoctored footage.

Am I missing something in these videos? Either of them. There is no assault unless I'm meant to be looking elsewhere other than at man talking and the women looking to take the microphone back.

Standman

wexie wrote: »

Done what?

The fact is, if Trump had went and sat in the audience, pretended to be a reporter and then roughly refused to give up the mic to a young intern while he aggressively questioned himself, the mainstream media would have had a field day! Hypocrisy!

JMNolan

Wheety wrote: »

How did you reply to me before my post? :eek:

Anyway, he didn't assault her. The White House trying to whip this up is very disconcerting. Pure propaganda and attacking the press.

I've said too much already.

B0jangles

Standman wrote: »

The fact is, if Trump had went and sat in the audience, pretended to be a reporter and then roughly refused to give up the mic to a young intern while he aggressively questioned himself, the mainstream media would have had a field day! Hypocrisy!

Well, yes because it would show that Trump had gained the ability to bilocate.
I think a little media frenzy is expected if the President reveals himself to be one of the X-Men.

Standman

Standman wrote: »

The fact is, if Trump had went and sat in the audience, pretended to be a reporter and then roughly refused to give up the mic to a young intern while he aggressively questioned himself, the mainstream media would have had a field day! Hypocrisy!

No.

I am one of the posters on here who likes to point out hypocrisy or outlandish reactions from the left mainly, but this is really nothing. You're picking the wrong hill to die on.

super_furry

Omackeral wrote: »

Am I missing something in these videos? Either of them. There is no assault unless I'm meant to be looking elsewhere other than at man talking and the women looking to take the microphone back.

That's the supposed assault. Inforwars edited to footage to make it look like there was some kind of karate-chop and all the Trumpettes have wanked themselves into a frenzy over it.

Captain Flaps

Even the slowed down footage is completely nothing. He barely shifted his weight, he didn't use force, barely touched her. Absolutely pathetic smear by the cheeto in chief

Penn

Omackeral wrote: »

Am I missing something in these videos? Either of them. There is no assault unless I'm meant to be looking elsewhere other than at man talking and the women looking to take the microphone back.

It's not even nearly assault. She reached her hand out to try take the mic, he turned slightly and raised his arm in order to keep hold of the mic, and their arms briefly touched.

There was no force, no intent and no harm. There was no assault. But Sarah Sanders posted a video created by Infowars or someone where they sped up the movement of Jim Acosta's arm to make it look like he was hitting her arm with force.

Sweet.Science

Standman wrote: »

The fact is, if Trump had went and sat in the audience, pretended to be a reporter and then roughly refused to give up the mic to a young intern while he aggressively questioned himself, the mainstream media would have had a field day! Hypocrisy!

Unfortunately people are blinkered. They see what they want to see. I just call it as i see it. He was out of order and should apologize.

Wheety

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Im not taking sides . Everyone makes mistakes i think he should keep his job once he makes an apology to her.

These Russian Trump accounts are hilarious.

heebusjeebus

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Unfortunately people are blinkered. They see what they want to see. I just call it as i see it. He was out of order and should apologize.

:pac:

ChikiChiki

White House really making themselves look like the fools they are here.

Its backfired spectacularly.

super_furry

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Unfortunately people are blinkered. They see what they want to see. I just call it as i see it. He was out of order and should apologize.

Yes. Definitely triggered.

SHOVELLER

Trump is fake news and a consistent embarrassment to this country. Acosta has the right to ask questions. Free press and all that. He later had his press pass revoked. Smart people can join the dots and see where this is going.

Assault? Sweet jesus what a title.


There will be some celebration when this charlatan is out of the WH.

Augme

Assault? :rolleyes: Jesus, these right-wing snowflakes really are ridiculous.

Standman

B0jangles wrote: »

Well, yes because it would show that Trump had gained the ability to bilocate.
I think a little media frenzy is expected if the President reveals himself to be one of the X-Men.

If anyone can do it, he can. Rumors on the dark-net say that MAGA actually stands for Multiple American Guy Ability - I'm not making this up, I read it on the American website reddit.com

Sonics2k

Reading the Youtube comments I can honestly not longer tell what's real and who's taking the piss.

But yeah

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1053254436720504832

Gbear

It's just another example of the naked contempt in which the White House holds American democracy and being held accountable.

They're challenged on one of the litany of dangerously insane things they've done, and their response is more lies.

They don't believe in democracy. They are unambiguous fascists.

They're perfectly willing to lie though their teeth, even when they know anyone sane will know it's a lie, because their cultists will believe them regardless, and the Republicans will at best make token resistance, so long as they benefit politically and they and their donor class can continue to line their pockets.

Sweet.Science

Its sad when peoples hatred of Trump can make them refuse to condemn the assault of a young female intern

The world has gone mad

I get assaulted worse than that when I play pie face!

Sweet.Science

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Its sad when peoples hatred of Trump can make them refuse to condemn the assault of a young female intern

The world has gone mad

Ah get real will ya. She wasn’t assaulted in any shape or form.

Omackeral

super_furry wrote: »

That's the supposed assault. Inforwars edited to footage to make it look like there was some kind of karate-chop and all the Trumpettes have wanked themselves into a frenzy over it.

Well that's pathetic, first and foremost, and they've also done a sh*t job of editing it to make it look like anything of the sort. Bizarre. Are people actually going along with their narrative though or as you quite interestingly put it **** themselves into a frenzy?

ChikiChiki

Sweet.Science wrote: »

Its sad when peoples hatred of Trump can make them refuse to condemn the assault of a young female intern

The world has gone mad

Where is the assault because I'm not seeing it?? Maybe you should take some time away from the internet.

Get this into your head. Its a made up accusation by the White House to justify banning a reporter asking the hard questions to Trump.

And it certainly will increase the microscope on his administration. Stupid move by him.

super_furry

Standman wrote: »

If anyone can do it, he can. Rumors on the dark-net say that MAGA actually stands for Multiple American Guy Ability - I'm not making this up, I read it on the American website reddit.com

And reddit is an anagram of Die T.D.R. (Trump Da Republican). This goes deeper that deep people. Follow the money.

B0jangles

Standman wrote: »

If anyone can do it, he can. Rumors on the dark-net say that MAGA actually stands for Multiple American Guy Ability - I'm not making this up, I read it on the American website reddit.com

Well I heard that inside Trump there is actually a slightly smaller Trump which then contains an even smaller Trump and so on to infinity. The smaller Trumps all stay inside the big one until 9 p.m. when they are all let out for a little run-around and to have some coke and mcdonalds. That's why you never see Trump out in the evenings any more; they can't round them all up until they fall asleep at midnight.

Apparently it's a secret project modelled on some kind of doll, I forget what kind though.

Sweet.Science

Come on he clearly shoves her away. Add in the fact that she was embarrassed in front of the whole world so im sure there is some sort of pysch affect that she will have to overcome

super_furry

Omackeral wrote: »

Well that's pathetic, first and foremost, and they've also done a sh*t job of editing it to make it look like anything of the sort. Bizarre. Are people actually going along with their narrative though or as you quite interestingly put it **** themselves into a frenzy?

Well the White House Press Secretary posted this, sharing the doctored Infowars footage and the Trump supporters are fully behind it.

https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1060374680991883265

_Brian

I think the reporter is guilty of being ignorant and self centred, did he assault her, no I don’t beleive he did, was he being insistent on him only being heard, yea he was being a bit of a dick the way he was going about it.

Ironically he was behaving very trumpish, acting like a baby wanting nothing but his own way.

Ban was probably deserved.

Gbear

ChikiChiki wrote: »

White House really making themselves look like the fools they are here.

Its backfired spectacularly.

This has been going on since day 1. Looking foolish to rational people has never been a concern. What is important is that they maintain the attack, never take a backwards step and erode the norms and laws that function as checks on their behaviour.

NIMAN

I had a look but couldn't see any assault.

Did I miss something?

biko

That's not assault, he merely brushed her off a little.