Putin points at journalists and asks Trump 'are these the ones hurting you?' during p

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Putin points at journalists and asks Trump 'are these the ones hurting you?' during press conference

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a7830046.html

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin kicked off their highly anticipated one-one-one meeting by trading disparaging comments about the reporters gathered to cover it.

At a photo op before their private G20 summit meeting, the Russian President leaned in to Mr Trump, gestured to the journalists in the room, and asked: "These are the ones hurting you?”

"These are the ones. You're right about that,” Mr Trump responded.

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Mr Putin appeared to be commiserating with Mr Trump on complaints that the media is “attacking” him. The President has repeatedly accused the news media of reporting falsely on his administration, referring to them as “fake news” and “the enemy of the American people”.

The brief aside drew outcry from journalists, many of whom pointed to the Putin regime’s poor track record with the media. Almost 60 journalists have been killed in Russia since 1993, according the Committee to Protect Journalists. Most of these reporters covered topics like politics, corruption, and war.

Mr Trump himself has hinted at retaliating against journalists, in increasingly violent ways.

This week, the president retweeted a gif depicting him body-slamming a man with a CNN logo superimposed on his head. He also called a female journalist 'crazy" and "dumb as a rock," and accused her of "bleeding badly from a facelift". He has also reportedly suggested jailing journalists who leak classified information.

Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has defended Mr Trump's actions by calling him “a president who fights fire with fire”.

"I think he’s been very clear that when he gets attacked he’s going to hit back," she said at a press conference.

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Just 24 hours before Friday’s meeting with Mr Putin, the President mounted yet another attack on the American media, this time in a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Commenting on a recent CNN article, Mr Trump claimed that the outlet had some “pretty serious problems”.

“They have been fake news for a long time. They’ve been covering me in a very dishonest way,” he said. “NBC is equally as bad, despite the fact that I made them a fortune with ‘The Apprentice,’ but they forgot that.”

Many felt the comments were in poor taste, especially following a speech in which Mr Trump had positioned the US as an example for the world.

“Potus disparaging abroad of US media dilutes respect for American democracy & gives license to autocrats to crack down on their own media,” tweeted Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

“A trashing of the American press corps and Intel community in Eastern Europe of all places,” added NBC’s Chuck Todd. “Could Putin have asked for anything more?”

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Trump prefers his vicious murderous dictator buddy to the free American press tasked with keeping him accountable.

[Micawber]

Comrades.

[Truth Detector]

Trump prefers his vicious murderous dictator buddy to the free American press tasked with keeping him accountable.

You mean, the one he has sanctioned and threatened, that buddy? You're a moron on steroids. The FAKE media are on an idiot campaign to destroy this Presidency and take the republic with it because they looked like a bunch of lying fools on election night and you defend that shit?

You're a bigger idiot than I took you for.

[PraiseKek]

Trump prefers his vicious murderous dictator buddy to the free American press tasked with keeping him accountable.

We don't have a free press, the wikileaks release of the Podesta emails proved conclusively that the vast majority of the MSM acts as the DNC ministry of propaganda.

[iewitness]

I still think turning the press room into a gas chamber and exterminating all those vermin is the most practical solution to the seditious press matter.

[kudzu]

Trump prefers his vicious murderous dictator buddy to the free American press tasked with keeping him accountable.

"Almost 60 journalists have been killed in Russia since 1993"... not a very good track record.

[ThatOwlWoman]

I still think turning the press room into a gas chamber and exterminating all those vermin is the most practical solution to the seditious press matter.

Hear, hear! Said like a freedom-loving Real American(r)!!! </sarcasm>

[Phantasmal]

Hear, hear! Said like a freedom-loving Real American(r)!!! </sarcasm>

Another good Christian wishing death on people.

[Tranquillus in Exile]

I bet Lying Don wishes he could do the same as Putin!

[ThatOwlWoman]

Another good Christian wishing death on people.

And they wonder why we non-believers are non-believers. If that's what it does to you, no thanks.

[kudzu]

And they wonder why we non-believers are non-believers. If that's what it does to you, no thanks.

Fundamentalists and Evangelicals often express a desire to control every aspect of society, racism and a desire to throw out th Constitution.

[Mr.Badguy]

I still think turning the press room into a gas chamber and exterminating all those vermin is the most practical solution to the seditious press matter.

How Christian of you. Pretty sure MURDER is one of the big ten no-nos.

[evince]

We don't have a free press, the wikileaks release of the Podesta emails proved conclusively that the vast majority of the MSM acts as the DNC ministry of propaganda.

the media is corporate you fucking asshole

[evince]

I still think turning the press room into a gas chamber and exterminating all those vermin is the most practical solution to the seditious press matter.

so you want to kill Americans who have a corporate job?