webfact Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton A White House staff member steps in to try to take the microphone away from CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political combat, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challenged his assertions. Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives to Democrats, but Trump shrugged that off, casting Tuesday's congressional election results as "very close to complete victory" for Republicans and saying he could negotiate easier on some issues with Democrats, anyway. Republicans kept their Senate majority. Trump briefly sought to strike a statesmanlike tone in his first public remarks after the loss, praising House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for her hard work and envisioning "a beautiful, bipartisan type of situation" on infrastructure investments and health care. But his news conference, which stretched close to 90 minutes, quickly turned raucous when some reporters pushed him on whether his campaign rhetoric on migrants from central America was divisive - and on developments in a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and any coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign. Trump aggressively pushed back. "CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them," Trump told CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who wrestled with a White House staffer who forcibly pulled the microphone from his hands. "You are a rude, terrible person," Trump told Acosta. To PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor, who asked him about white nationalists emboldened by Trump labelling himself a "nationalist," Trump said he was insulted. "That's such a racist question," said Trump, who has made accusations of unfair coverage from the media a staple on the campaign trail. Even as Trump mused about working with Democrats, he was quick to promise a "warlike posture" if the Democratic controlled House opens investigations into his administration. "They can play that game, but we can play it better," he said. Trump took credit for his Republican Party's gains in the Senate, casting those results in historic terms. He said he "stopped the blue wave," noting 9 of 11 candidates who he stumped for in the final week of the race won. But he expressed frustration that 43 House Republicans retired rather than seek reelection, saying that hurt his party. He took at a jab at "grandstanding" congressmen from his own party whom he said would have made it difficult to get legislation through the House, had Republicans eked out a narrow win in the chamber. Trump took the rare step of mocking Republican candidates who kept their distance from him during the campaign because of concerns that his divisive messages on immigration would turn off voters - but lost anyway. He singled out Peter Roskam of Illinois, Erik Paulsen of Minnesota, John Faso of New York, and New Jersey senate candidate Bob Hugin. "Carlos Curbelo, Mike Coffman - too bad, Mike," he said, referring to losing Republican congressmen in Florida and Colorado contests. He scorned Utah's Mia Love and Virginia's Barbara Comstock. "Mia Love gave me no love," he said. "And Barbara Comstock was another one. I mean, I think she could have won that race, but she didn't want to have any embrace." (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton; editing by Grant McCool) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-11-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samui Bodoh Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 "...Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses..." Anyone and everyone but himself. What a surprise... 24 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirineou Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 How could anything be Trump's fault, he is after all a stable genius. He is like, very smart. 10 1 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HappyAndRich Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 Under pressure the real madman is getting full free dom to blame everybody but himself. 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 He is going to be under enormous pressure now and he only knows one way to attack/defend and that is to blame others. Mueller is still the elephant in the room and "sacking" Sessions won't change that, or at least the information already gathered in the investigations. Next on the block, Jared? 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Well the polls predicted that they'd lose the Senate also. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post helpisgood Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 I saw some of the highlights of the OP's presser. I can understand Trump being critical of members of his own party, and it's okay for him to push back on how he is covered by the press. However, it's the way that he does it is the problem for me. He used rhetoric, direct language and an aggressive tone that I would only expect from a mean-spirited teenager, not the so-called "leader of the free world" or any adult. It was embarrassing to watch, especially being a US citizen. Also, it is obvious he thinks he is allowed to dish it out any way he wants, but no one can do it back to him to any degree. Grow up, Donald! Yeah, I guess that is part of being raised privileged by a unscrupulous dad and having some, shall we say, emotional issues. 8 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 I saw that reporter acting like an idiot, what a disgrace, absolutely no respect for the president. Does anyone still watch CNN after they've been exposed? 2 5 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, sirineou said: How could anything be Trump's fault, he is after all a stable genius. He is like, very smart. And he thinks: 'how come you guys don't understand, I own this show and I make all decisions and I decide you can speak and I own the extras and cameras too'. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I saw that reporter acting like an idiot, what a disgrace, absolutely no respect for the president. Does anyone still watch CNN after they've been exposed? Why don't you ask the same question of fox news? 9 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DM07 Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Neeranam said: I saw that reporter acting like an idiot, what a disgrace, absolutely no respect for the president. Does anyone still watch CNN after they've been exposed? Yeah...right! I am utterly surprised that not more ADULTS push back against the treatment by this man-child and his enablers (Sarah Huckasands, Kellyanne Conway...)! If any person -President or not- would talk down to me like that, I would have some stern words for them! Good, that Acosta starts fighting back against this! By the way: did George Sorros but invisibility cloakes for the Caravan of Intruders, because I do not hear anything about them anymore!? 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: "And Barbara Comstock was another one. I mean, I think she could have won that race, but she didn't want to have any embrace." Well, she opted for the lesser evil... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, IAMHERE said: Well the polls predicted that they'd lose the Senate also. No actually, the press largely predicted that the Dems would have a good shot at winning back the House, but would have great difficulty winning back the Senate. So the pundits were correct. 14 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 33 minutes ago, DM07 said: I am utterly surprised that not more ADULTS push back against the treatment by this man-child What do you mean by man child? Please explain. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berkshire Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Neeranam said: What do you mean by man child? Please explain. man-child noun noun: man-child; plural noun: man-childs; noun: manchild; plural noun: manchilds an immature man. archaic a male child. 10 1 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said: "...Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses..." Anyone and everyone but himself. What a surprise... You make him sound like José Mourinho.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Berkshire said: man-child noun noun: man-child; plural noun: man-childs; noun: manchild; plural noun: manchilds an immature man. archaic a male child. I know what the word means! I don't know what he means by calling the president this. 2 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I saw that reporter acting like an idiot, what a disgrace, absolutely no respect for the president. Respect. There is respect for an individual, which is earned by that individual's integrity, morals, ethics and achievements. Then there is respect for an office which is bestowed by the public's regard. Some questions about Trump: did he really earn any respect from anyone as President, and does he himself respect the office of the President (and therefore the American people), or does he use it to bully, intimidate and ridicule others, and is this behavior beneficial or detrimental to his office? If you compare his public behavior with that of any other President (even Nixon), you will have your answer. Edited November 8, 2018 by klauskunkel 12 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 54 minutes ago, DM07 said: By the way: did George Sorros but invisibility cloakes for the Caravan of Intruders, because I do not hear anything about them anymore!? For good or for bad, the caravan served its purpose. It was all just an election gimmick, paid for by the American tax payer, to bolster Trumps bogus argument that these down trodden men, women and children are a dangerous threat of monumental proportion. Yeah, right ! 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silurian Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 18 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I know what the word means! I don't know what he means by calling the president this. I guess you didn't watch the press conference. The reality TV president rambled on, threw tantrums, blamed everyone but himself, tried to bully a reporter and basically was incoherent. Man-child would just be one of many terms one could call him. 14 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nilats Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 Apparently he didn't even lose... he gained in the Senate... and also loss of only 26 seats in the House is much much less than what anybody was expecting under the circumstances... This was probably actually a win. So it appears that Trump is actually more popular than he was during his campaign in 2016. 2 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mansell Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I know what the word means! I don't know what he means by calling the president this. IN my opinion he means that the president doesn't act like an adult and talk like an adult to other people respecting them and what they represent. He acts like a child being rude, threatening them, disparaging them, and not letting them complete a sentence, and accusing them of being racist, and not understanding normal boundaries of adult behavior.....hence the man/child. When he attacked the CNN reporter saying he was rude etc., he was doing exactly what he was accusing the reporter of doing. In otherwords, "Don't do as I do, do as I say." A sad excuse for a human being, and even worse he's the POTUS. Hopefully for not much longer as an ignorant defensive person like him will eventually self destruct. 17 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Credo Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Nilats said: Apparently he didn't even lose... he gained in the Senate... and also loss of only 26 seats in the House is much much less than what anybody was expecting under the circumstances... This was probably actually a win. So it appears that Trump is actually more popular than he was during his campaign in 2016. Do you get dizzy trying to spin that one? It was a big loss, and the losses extend to governorships and local government. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: He scorned Utah's Mia Love and Virginia's Barbara Comstock. "Mia Love gave me no love," he said. "And Barbara Comstock was another one. I mean, I think she could have won that race, but she didn't want to have any embrace." Even if that was true [and i doubt it is] somethings just aren't worth the price and the shame that comes with them... 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nilats Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Credo said: Do you get dizzy trying to spin that one? It was a big loss, and the losses extend to governorships and local government. In a sense as a measure of his performance and popularity - the results show he's more popular now. But then he lost majority in the House - he was expected to lose that anyway by a much wider margin... so it's not a loss under the circumstances. Add to that he was also expected to lose in the Senate... but he in fact gained there... simply logic imo. Edited November 8, 2018 by Nilats 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Becker Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 38 minutes ago, Neeranam said: I know what the word means! I don't know what he means by calling the president this. If you don't understand that then there really is no hope. If I were you I'd sue the US Department of Education. 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, IAMHERE said: Well the polls predicted that they'd lose the Senate also. Did they? Why was I under the impression that the view was the Democrats would not win the Senate then.., Can I have a link to those polls, please? Edited November 8, 2018 by Bluespunk 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Credo said: Do you get dizzy trying to spin that one? It was a big loss, and the losses extend to governorships and local government. The depth and breadth of the loss will show in January. Trump is already showing his true colours of how it feels to be boxed into a corner with hungry, vicious dogs nipping at his precious manhood. The best is yet to come. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 Donald looked like a wounded animal in that news conference now he is making threats if he is investigated the scat is about to hit the fan!!an epic display of immaturity and poor leadership 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freebyrd Posted November 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 "You are a rude, terrible person," Trump told Acosta. Acosta should have realised that Trump thought he was on the Apprentice again and was about to fire him, he missed a play here, he should have replied: "That's rich coming from a despicable creature like you!" 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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