Reporter asks Trump if he regrets all the lying he done to the American people

[Veelk]

Trump fucking sucks and I genuinely believe he is bringing about the downfall of America.

But this is a shit question that accomplishes less than nothing. It actually helps Trump. It does nothing to change anyone's mind or challenge him in any real way and gives Trump fodder to advance his Media agenda. You need to call him out and press him on specific lies. Point out that two weeks ago he said he was going to have a health care plan in "two weeks" and has been saying that for 3 years. Ask whose working on it. When can we get details.

Not to mention this is grade school level "when did you stop beating your wife" shit.

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I'd agree if there was any hope of any good faith discussion or response with him. There isn't. You're not wrong that it accomplish's nothing, but you're making that on the assumption that there exists a question you can ask him that would accomplish something. Anything he's asked in good faith, he will respond in whatever method he believes will make him look best and there's nothing you can do to get a genuine response out of him. Meanwhile, his supporters are drones who will accept any answer he gives because they are a cult who accept any answer he gives. And the ones who are on the fence aren't going to flip by seeing him perform the same circus act he's been performing for the last 4+ years.

So why the hell not? Any good faith interview with him is a farce, so why treat it as anything other than the joke it is.

 

[raYne_07]

"I don't take responsibility at all"

 

[DyslexicAlucard]

Trump fucking sucks and I genuinely believe he is bringing about the downfall of America.

But this is a shit question that accomplishes less than nothing. It actually helps Trump. It does nothing to change anyone's mind or challenge him in any real way and gives Trump fodder to advance his Media agenda. You need to call him out and press him on specific lies. Point out that two weeks ago he said he was going to have a health care plan in "two weeks" and has been saying that for 3 years. Ask whose working on it. When can we get details.

Not to mention this is grade school level "when did you stop beating your wife" shit.

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This.

 

[entremet]

If the reporter was a woman, Trump would have called the question nasty.

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Yep. He's a coward.

 

[HockeyBird]

Not saying anything is actually a level of restraint coming from him.

 

[Deleted member 2802]

Not surprising he just moves on. Next reporter should have asked the same question.

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If they do that he just says thank you and leaves.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

I'd clap but if the fuckers had been doing this in 2016 instead of slobbering over ratings just like the Cheeto Fuhrer, we might be in a different position now.

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Exactly; They're complicit for failing to do their job.

Who gives a shit what Trump thinks? He's not a king!

 

[Hound]

If they do that he just says thank you and leaves.

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Oh no! That would make a great clip/sound bite for the next day or two! Best to let him keep lying and degrade the country even further!

 

[The Albatross]

you should be ashamed for asking such a nasty question

 

[Geist 6one7]

Not saying anything is actually a level of restraint coming from him.

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There will be Tweets later don't you worry.

 

[entremet]

There will be Tweets later don't you worry.

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Will he even remember lol.

 

[Keuja]

Trump keeping quiet? Must have hit a nerve.

 

[Geist 6one7]

Will he even remember lol.

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For sure, he might be the pettiest man of all time.

 

[DeadmansTheory]

 

[entremet]

Did Trump tweet on this? I have him blocked at the moment lol.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Trump fucking sucks and I genuinely believe he is bringing about the downfall of America.

But this is a shit question that accomplishes less than nothing. It actually helps Trump. It does nothing to change anyone's mind or challenge him in any real way and gives Trump fodder to advance his Media agenda. You need to call him out and press him on specific lies. Point out that two weeks ago he said he was going to have a health care plan in "two weeks" and has been saying that for 3 years. Ask whose working on it. When can we get details.

Not to mention this is grade school level "when did you stop beating your wife" shit.

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They do ask him about specific lies, they just don't outright call it a lie. There's no point in calling out specific lies since he'll just Sharpie them away.

"Why are you such a liar?" is a great question to ask.

 

[ianpm31]

you should be ashamed for asking such a nasty question

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"Nasty" questions are exclusively from women in his world.

 

[Digital Dinosaur]

They do ask him about specific lies, they just don't outright call it a lie. There's no point in calling out specific lies since he'll just Sharpie them away.

"Why are you such a liar?" is a great question to ask.

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I wonder if "Why are you such a great liar" would fuck him up.

Asked why he's the greatest at something.

The only thing he doesn't want to admit to doing.

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[Doggg]

No ragrets

 

[bdbdbd]

Trump fucking sucks and I genuinely believe he is bringing about the downfall of America.

But this is a shit question that accomplishes less than nothing. It actually helps Trump. It does nothing to change anyone's mind or challenge him in any real way and gives Trump fodder to advance his Media agenda. You need to call him out and press him on specific lies. Point out that two weeks ago he said he was going to have a health care plan in "two weeks" and has been saying that for 3 years. Ask whose working on it. When can we get details.

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The press engages him exactly this way all the time. They pretend like he's ever going to respond in good faith and press him on specific things he's said and try to do followup. Like that's gotten us any further or "challenged" him in any real way...

Not to mention this is grade school level "when did you stop beating your wife" shit.

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I'm not following, are you suggesting that his lying is uncorroborated at this point, that we don't have fundamental, incontrovertible truth that he's done it over and over and over again? How is the question "grade school level"? He's arguably one of the most powerful leaders in the world, straight up gaslighting his fellow citizens and we can't ask him how he feels about doing it or why he does it?

 

[kirby_fox]

I wonder if "Why are you such a great liar" would fuck him up.

Asked why he's the greatest at something.

The only thing he doesn't want to admit to doing.

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He'd do the same and then it'd be used as fodder that the liberal media is out to get him if worded that way.

This is a great question because of the position it puts him in. The focus isn't he's a liar, it's his personal regrets. All they can do is ignore it and pretend it wasn't asked. You ask about something specific, he'll lie more. You focus on his lies, he calls the media nasty. The focus on regrets is what certainly threw him off and should be asked again and again.

 

[Inyourprime]

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So what's been holding you back? You? Your boss?

 

[BossAttack]

So what's been holding you back? You? Your boss?

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LOL.

 

[entremet]

So what's been holding you back? You? Your boss?

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Access?

He's not Brian Williams or Chris Wallace.

 

[shnurgleton]

 

[Shadybiz]

Trump fucking sucks and I genuinely believe he is bringing about the downfall of America.

But this is a shit question that accomplishes less than nothing. It actually helps Trump. It does nothing to change anyone's mind or challenge him in any real way and gives Trump fodder to advance his Media agenda. You need to call him out and press him on specific lies. Point out that two weeks ago he said he was going to have a health care plan in "two weeks" and has been saying that for 3 years. Ask whose working on it. When can we get details.

Not to mention this is grade school level "when did you stop beating your wife" shit.

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Pretty much agreed. To this question, his supporters will just say "But what liiieeeees has he ackshually told???" Reporter needed to hit him with the most egregious examples.

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

They do call him out from time to time, but it needs to be all the time, every time.


I like this one where he storms out after someone ask why he's taking credit for something Obama did.

 

[sersteven]

Biggest coward in American history.

 

[Finaika]

What?

 

[Schreckweg 5000]

Another reporter needs to follow up on that and ask the same thing again. (but they won't because they're garbage.)

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Of course not intentional, but it works better with him having no answer. Sticks more.

 

[WhySoDevious]

I like it, but it should have been phrased better.

Yes/No questions suck.

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

Imo I'm shocked Trump actually did the only logical thing he could do in a situation like that and move on, not attacking the reporter lol. Of course the only time he shows a semblance of restraint is when caught in a lie

 

[Shiloh]

Trump handled it correctly, which is a surprise to me.

Also that's a terrible question, but given Trump's past tendency to answer/insult/rant at them instead of just ignoring, I can see why it was asked.

 

[Koukalaka]

Trump handled it correctly, which is a surprise to me.

Also that's a terrible question, but given Trump's past tendency to answer/insult/rant at them instead of just ignoring, I can see why it was asked.

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That's why it feels so odd to me - if you'd asked me beforehand what his response would be to a question like that, my guess would 100% have been something along the lines of "that's a nasty question", "fake news media" etc.

 

[shem]

It is impressive but I think we did manage to elect the worst person in the country to the job.

 

[Fatoy]

Pretty much agreed. To this question, his supporters will just say "But what liiieeeees has he ackshually told???" Reporter needed to hit him with the most egregious examples.

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But then you'd list them and they'd say "fake news" or "I don't believe it" to all of them, even if they were presented with video evidence.

 

[MasterYoshi]

Why not hit him with a question such as

"What do you say to the parents who will lose their children that contract the coronavirus after returning to school? Also to the students and faculty as teachers and staff member contract the virus and die?"

Because you know hell answer with a double down, "School must open, schools must open. That's what I say to that."

Something along those lines. There, bam, you've got the PotUS on record showing clearly that he doesn't give a fuck if your kid dies or has died.

 

[mrmoose]

No good answer to that. Moving on was his only real choice.

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Yeah. I'm not sure what kind of answer the reporter or anyone else was expecting to that, so I have a tough time seeing it as a great or tough question. That's like the classic "Have you stopped beating your wife" question.

 

[Deleted member 31923]

They do ask him about specific lies, they just don't outright call it a lie. There's no point in calling out specific lies since he'll just Sharpie them away.

"Why are you such a liar?" is a great question to ask.

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I agree. He can weasel out of any specific question, and it's nice to look at the big picture now and then. He should have added that he told over 20,000 documented lies, but it's still a good question.

I also think an alternative universe where a woman asked the question (especially a black woman), Trump wouldn't have ignored it and would have snapped back by calling her nasty. I was shocked he actually just ignored it.

 

[Sheepinator]

I agree. He can weasel out of any specific question, and it's nice to look at the big picture now and then. He should have added that he told over 20,000 documented lies, but it's still a good question.

I also think an alternative universe where a woman asked the question (especially a black woman), Trump wouldn't have ignored it and would have snapped back by calling her nasty. I was shocked he actually just ignored it.

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He didn't understand the question. Seriously, it does not compute to him that he has told a single lie.

 

[Spine Crawler]

Yep. He's a coward.

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at this point I seriously wonder why he doesnt just shoot journalists because there is no way to prosecute him and there will be no repercussions in his poll numbers (and he will win due to voter fraud anyway). his people willtrust and support him no matter what

 

[Beignet]

Imo I'm shocked Trump actually did the only logical thing he could do in a situation like that and move on, not attacking the reporter lol. Of course the only time he shows a semblance of restraint is when caught in a lie

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I guarantee you that he'd contest the reporter if it was a lady. Would probably even throw in 'nasty', 'mean' or even 'ugly', words he loves to use for members of the opposite sex that aren't completely subservient to him or aren't sex traffickers.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Yeah. I'm not sure what kind of answer the reporter or anyone else was expecting to that, so I have a tough time seeing it as a great or tough question. That's like the classic "Have you stopped beating your wife" question.

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The power of the rhetorical.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

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