Trump Mocked, Excoriated for Ignoring Questions on Roy Moore During ‘Major’ News Conference With ‘Not One Scintilla of News’
“There was no news at all. Not one scintilla of news in this so-called ‘major announcement.’ The president knew that.”
About 36 hours ago President Donald Trump, nearing the end of his 12 day Asia trip, announced via Twitter, “I will be making a major statement from the @WhiteHouse upon my return to D.C. Time and date to be set.”
That time and date was Wednesday afternoon at 3:30.Â
It was a disaster.
First, just for fun, let’s watch Trump need a glass of water, look for it, only to find it’s not where it was supposed to be. Reporters had to point to a bottle of water next to the podium:
.@POTUS stops mid-speech to take a sip of water. He can’t find the water bottle, but the press helps him out. @FIJIWater pic.twitter.com/jh54qBJrLw
— Sean Doody (@swdoody) November 15, 2017
Here’s how most people saw this:
Dry mouth is a bitch. pic.twitter.com/U9RRhcxWuW
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 15, 2017
But more importantly, Trump’s news conference had no news. It was empty. After calling it a “historic” trip, Trump bragged about how much foreign leaders like and respect him – he thinks – and what a great job he did representing America, apparently because he didn’t think there was enough mainstream media coverage of him.
Upworthy’s Parker Molloy debunked that claim:
Only 2 countries Pew surveyed have more confidence in Trump than they had in Obama. pic.twitter.com/EezAbv7oWI
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) November 15, 2017
Trump drinks FIJI Water while decrying trade deficits. pic.twitter.com/hjO34kKGmx
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 15, 2017
Meanwhile, CBS News’ Major Garrett was angered.
.@MajorCBS on Pres. Trump’s White House remarks: “There was no news at all. Not one scintilla of news in this so-called ‘major announcement.’ The president knew that.” https://t.co/LbXKzlM4Bg pic.twitter.com/pBFEMNu2Jh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 15, 2017
“There was no news at all,” he told viewers. “Not one scintilla of news in this so-called ‘major announcement.’ The president knew that. Most of his major advisors knew that.Â
As the event concluded, Trump ran from questions about the biggest story of the past week, Roy Moore. He refused to comment.
After Asia statement, President Trump doesn’t respond to questions about Roy Moore https://t.co/3ja2LSbKki
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 15, 2017
Overall, all Trump did was fill the air with platitudes. “America is back and the future has never looked better,” he told America. He said America has “made a great comeback,” which is true if you’re an investor in the stock markets. Not if you’re an hourly or even salaried employee, for the most part. And Trump’s tax plan is about to make all of that worse – unless you’re among the very rich.
Here’s how some responded on Twitter:
Trump, who bragged about sexually assaulting women, simply walks away when asked if alleged child molester Roy Moore should resign… https://t.co/v7wHGPDgsw
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 15, 2017
Trump concludes his entirely newsless speech: “My fellow citizens: America is back, and the future has never looked brighter.” Ignores questions on Moore.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2017
Trump ignored this shouted question at the end of his remarks: “Should Roy Moore resign?”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 15, 2017
Trump is “being careful” on Roy Moore, which is another way of saying he’s a massive coward and moral hypocrite unwilling to denounce a serial pedophile either for potential political gain or because of his own history of sexual assault and harassment.
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) November 15, 2017
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