Ever wonder why you don’t see Donald Trump do more press conferences?
Like, you’ll usually only see him being asked questions by reporters while he’s trying to get on a helicopter or on Air Force One or sitting down to speak with a foreign head of state, and he’s stuck there?
Yeah. This is why.
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In one press conference he’s showing ALL the worst aspects of his personality. He stupidly misunderstood questions, angrily barked at reporters who tried to keep him on track, told lies both blatant and easily disprovable.
He was, quite simply, the worst. See the lowlights, categorized by Trump’s flaws (below):
RACISM
Trump called on a Kurdish reporter. He referred to him as “Mr. Kurd.” This really just happened.
Trump addresses a reporter as "Mr. Kurd" pic.twitter.com/fiYhHODYaE
— Deena Zaru Pettiford ???????????? (@Deena_Zaru) September 26, 2018
IGNORANCE
In questions about the accusations coming out about Brett Kavanaugh, Trump said derisively “they’re gonna have a chance to speak” tomorrow.
He’s referring to Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s first accuser. The others are being stonewalled by the GOP Senators leading the judiciary committee.
Does he really not know what’s going on? He sure seems confused when asked about “all three” women…
Turn up the sound. pic.twitter.com/4IiX0F3IHM
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 26, 2018
DISHONESTY
Trump claimed in reference to his own accusers:
“I was accused by four or five women who got paid a lot of money to make up stories about me. We caught them and the mainstream media refused to put it on television.”
WTF. This is a lie. This is a lie for his base, who believe the media works this way.
Who believe in conspiracy theories. This is a LIE.
.@weijia asks Pres. Trump how being accused (by more than 12 women) impacted reaction to Kavanaugh: "I was accused by four or five women who got paid a lot of money to make up stories about me," he said. "We caught them and the mainstream media refused to put it on television." pic.twitter.com/j6FOIDHBRK
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 26, 2018
MISOGYNY
When the reporter tried to get an answer to her original question — not a rant about the “fake news” Trump told her to “sit down.”
Watch President Donald Trump tell a female reporter to "go sit down" when she asks if she can ask her question after his rant pic.twitter.com/k6qC6nUUfb
— Sarah Burris ???? (@SarahBurris) September 26, 2018
STUPIDITY
When a reporter called him out on how his response to the accusers, using language like “con job” to refer to allegations, has affected other victims of sexual assault, he didn’t even understand the weight of the question. He dumbly responded:
“I’ve used much worse language in my life than con job. That’s like probably the nicest phrase I’ve ever used.”
Just… wow.
"Are you at all concerned at the message that is being sent to the women who are watching this when you use language like con job in relation to allegations?'
Pres. Trump: "I have used much worse language in my life than con job." https://t.co/WabmnpT6DI pic.twitter.com/WKEWuZkdQp— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 26, 2018
CHILDISHNESS
After doubling down on his bizarre claim that China was interfering in our elections against him, he declined to show any evidence but said they have “total respect for Donald Trump’s very, very large brain.”
President Trump says China has "total respect" for his "very, very large brain" https://t.co/g60NkE2kQ4 pic.twitter.com/JRuWpcUsCz
— Variety (@Variety) September 26, 2018
THIN SKIN
When Trump was asked about his UN speech, in which the room laughed at his claim he had done more good in his two years than most presidents.
He either tried to save face or genuinely believes his own B.S. because he spun:
“They weren’t laughing at me, they were laughing with me. We had fun.”
No one had fun, Lil Donnie. They were laughing at how shockingly inane what you said was.
Pres. Trump on audience reaction to comment during #UNGA speech: "They weren't laughing at me, they were laughing with me. We had fun." https://t.co/NI3Ib2jtXS pic.twitter.com/zXTApPfNlf
— ABC News (@ABC) September 26, 2018
RACISM+MISOGYNY+DISHONESTY
For the sixth time, Trump falsely claims that he got "52%" of the women's vote in the 2016 election. He got 52% of *white women*, according to exit polls, and 41%-42% of all women.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 26, 2018
LUNACY
This is just unhinged.
Is Trump actually implying George Washington was probably a rapist just to exonerate Kavanaugh??
Trump: "If we brought George Washington here, and we said we have George Washington, the Democrats would vote against him… and he may have had a bad past, who knows." pic.twitter.com/G9PChNMjFP
— POLITICO (@politico) September 26, 2018
[Image via Twitter.]
