“Shut up, piggy”.

I agree.

The US has no PMQs, so Trump never gets the awkward questions.

The White House controls access. If the press say something he does not like, access is lost.

He wouldn't bother with journalists. He'd just take the opportunity to shut out even more of the legitimate journalistic outlets and replace them with another tranche of right wing loony podcasters and sycophants, but how much would it matter?

It's well past time for the media/press to rethink their access model of journalism. Because he's a narcissistic egomaniac, their swallowing all this and sucking up to him, reporting what he says, not what he does, is more rewarding to him than to them. Well worth reading Jay Rosen on how they should be covering him.

What does the USA have now. Sigh
A one trick pony pig

Yup. He just loves to destroy folk.

There is a vid on youtube of one of Obamas Correspondents dinners. And sure, he did not like Fox, but he joked with them.

And then he read out the names of the journalists who had been killed while reporting. Drank to them, a moments silence.

During this he reminded everyone of the importance of the 4th estate, and how while he might dread seeing what they write, it was their job to hold the elected and powerful to account. And their freedom to do so should never be compromised.

What a Statesman.

What does the USA have now. Sigh.

What if walking out in solidarity resulted in the leader calling up a mob who might try and shoot you or burn your House down? Or finding some other way to ruin your life, because that's what trump enjoys doing to those who displease him

The White House press pack are such cowards. If a member of the Lobby was treated like that by Downing Street, the rest would walk out in solidarity.

Video here

https://bsky.app/profile/elonmusk-parody.bsky.social/post/3m6pycfxjhc2y

And no one supported her.

And we have a new one to add.

Ugly.

Trump calls New York Times’ Katie Rogers ‘ugly,’ continuing his attacks on female reporters | CNN Business

It may be the least of our problems, but it's also symptomatic of the fact that what's happening is a result of institution after institution is inexplicably failing to stand up to him. Law firms, universities, business, congress, the media. He calls reporters stupid, piggy, ignorant, etc. and everyone just moves right on. No one calls him out. No one stands up to him. They cower and let the bully trample them.

Look at the Reith Lecture fiasco...

Mind you, the original Monopoly was based upon Atlantic City, which is where Trump had (past tense because they went bust) several casinos.

But I don't think has even gotten to the 9 year old playing monopoly stage yet :-)

I've never seen a Monopoly game where you can become rich by bankrupting casinos.

And now it's " Are you stupid ?"

The DC shooter suspect, an Afghan was granted asylum under Trumps term.

But Trump has blamed Biden

A reporter, female, asked him why is it Bidens fault when it was your admin that granted the suspect asylum,

"Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?

Because they came into on a plane along with thousands of other people that shouldn’t be here, and you’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person."

Trump lays into another female reporter and asks 'are you a stupid person?' | News World | Metro News

He reminds me of playing monopoly with DD and her cousin, when they were 9.

Rules ? wot rules, we are inventing a new game.

But I don't think has even gotten to the 9 year old playing monopoly stage yet :-)

Totally agree with everything you have said. It gives me some comfort that other people can see the truth through all the hype and lies
Lets all hope it will end soon

I am here in the states and people just roll their eyes at Trump. I truly believe that voting machines were tampered with...or people just hate Kamala that much (female and of color may just be too much for some..??) Regardless, even my mother who voted for him are eating crow. He's screwed farmers, he's withdrawing food programs that feed children and poor people, he kills people off the Venezuelan coast willy nilly, food prices for everyone are going up, and i haven't even gotten to democracy yet. Calling someone piggy is the least of our problems. He's a pos.

He's a corrupt pedophile. People really shouldn't be expecting anything but bottom of the barrel from him.

Trump is a see you next Tuesday. Nothing more nothing less, anyone defending him is exactly the same.

any source I quote won't satisfy you

Why don't you try me? I'm intelligent and literate. I believe in checking sources and assessing credibility. Give me something to have a look at.

What I don't understand is why, Trump, who despises Obama more than he loves anything other than money, and literally has the power to release anything he wants at any time, dragging his feet? Why isn't that list out there? Why aren't at least the items that implicate Obama out there? The Republicans just released a veritable avalanche of emails, Trump's in them, Obama's not.

Why are they withholding this information?

You're making it painfully obvious that you haven't got anything. Stop embarrassing yourself.

Why are you glad that your sources and information are not fact checked?

By someone who claims to love free speech.

The debate is happening in Parliament right now if you are interested.

So, it wasn't factual or balanced then. It was a rather big edit, don't you think. Worth a couple of billion pounds some people are saying.

Except for the edit, that program was factual and balanced.

Unlike the list that includes Obama

If you have all the facts and only believe in your own sources, any source I quote won't satisfy you. There's loads on the internet. You'll call them disreputable. I will bow to your superior 'knowledge' and information that's been factchecked, because mine, I'm glad to say, hasn't, and it hasn't been verified by the Beeb.

Let's wait for the wait for the list to be released, shall we. Or we'll be going around in circles and we may both have to call one one one.

Clearly, yes, I have.

Whereas disinformation from random conspiracy theorists, many of whom have now been shown with X's new geolocation tool, to be (likely paid) bot and troll farms out of Russia, Eastern Europe and Africa are infinitely more reliable sources.

Fine me one, just one, one, even semi-reputable source of information that Obama is on a list. One, is all I'm asking for.

I'll wait.