"Early on, Mr. Trump discovered that he could use the briefings to satisfy his need for everything to be all about him. As the death toll rises, that imperative has not changed. Most nights, he comes before an uneasy public, typically for an hour or more, to spew a thick fog of self-congratulation, political attacks, misinformation and nonsense."
"Mr. Trump typically starts by reading a somber statement that he seems to have never seen before. Next come remarks from other administration officials or corporate executives involved in the relief effort, generally laden with praise for the president’s peerless leadership. Vice President Mike Pence is particularly gifted at this."
"After the testimonials comes the Q. and A., which is where the president lets his id off the leash. His constant goal seems to be to stress that he is in no way responsible for this nightmare — including any glitches in his administration’s response. All failures he assigns to past administrations, Democrats, governors, the media and so on."
"If the cameras were taken away, perhaps Mr. Trump would worry less about putting on a show. Better still, perhaps he would leave the briefings to the officials who have useful information to impart."
"In using his platform to mislead the public, the president is not serving any interest but his own. In facilitating this farce, neither is the media."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/...l?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
This fact was never more obvious than just yesterday (https://apnews.com/9f7c772caa4b72f82f0ed54045af45c4) when Trump again got caught in numerous fabrications and lies.
Definitely time to pull the plug, let Fox carry it, if the guy takes a dump it is news on that network
"Mr. Trump typically starts by reading a somber statement that he seems to have never seen before. Next come remarks from other administration officials or corporate executives involved in the relief effort, generally laden with praise for the president’s peerless leadership. Vice President Mike Pence is particularly gifted at this."
"After the testimonials comes the Q. and A., which is where the president lets his id off the leash. His constant goal seems to be to stress that he is in no way responsible for this nightmare — including any glitches in his administration’s response. All failures he assigns to past administrations, Democrats, governors, the media and so on."
"If the cameras were taken away, perhaps Mr. Trump would worry less about putting on a show. Better still, perhaps he would leave the briefings to the officials who have useful information to impart."
"In using his platform to mislead the public, the president is not serving any interest but his own. In facilitating this farce, neither is the media."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/...l?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
This fact was never more obvious than just yesterday (https://apnews.com/9f7c772caa4b72f82f0ed54045af45c4) when Trump again got caught in numerous fabrications and lies.
Definitely time to pull the plug, let Fox carry it, if the guy takes a dump it is news on that network