President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

YankeeFan · Feb 18, 2018

Azrael said: ↑

Because he refuses to hold press conferences?

Trump's last press conference
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He makes himself available to the press, and answers more press questions, than almost any recent president. The WH press corp will attest to this.

If he was completely avoiding the press, this would be an issue.

lakefront · Feb 18, 2018

YankeeFan said: ↑

So, there is evidence, but it's been hidden from view this whole time?
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Yes, just like the recent indictments.

Azrael · Feb 18, 2018

YankeeFan said: ↑

He makes himself available to the press, and answers more press questions, than almost any recent president. The WH press corp will attest to this.

If he was completely avoiding the press, this would be an issue.
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Hmmmm.

Almost sort of true.

Taking hurried, informal questions in the hall or on the plane or on the tarmac - or just ignoring them - from a "frenzied" gaggle of reporters is to Trump's advantage.

And Bush did more of them, and also more press conferences.

Is Trump more media-accessible than Obama?

Trump’s press strategy: A few questions, then a quick escape

I think the point about why we all spend time and attention on Trump's tweets stands.

YankeeFan · Feb 18, 2018

lakefront said: ↑

Yes, just like the recent indictments.
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LOL. The indictments, against Russian nationals, that specifically stated that no Americans, let alone members of the Trump campaign, wittingly participated?

This is silly. If there was evidence of collusion, someone would have brought it forward by now. It's not like the special counsel is the only one looking for it.

DanielSimpsonDay · Feb 18, 2018

Alma · Feb 18, 2018

Mueller needs to deliver. If this doesn’t land somewhat close to Trump, it’s a media disaster.

Inky_Wretch · Feb 18, 2018

YankeeFan said: ↑

LOL. The indictments, against Russian nationals, that specifically stated that no Americans, let alone members of the Trump campaign, wittingly participated?

This is silly. If there was evidence of collusion, someone would have brought it forward by now. It's not like the special counsel is the only one looking for it.
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Time. Will. Tell.

lakefront · Feb 18, 2018

Alma said: ↑

Mueller needs to deliver. If this doesn’t land somewhat close to Trump, it’s a media disaster.
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Oh stop! F the media disaster baloney. Thanks to him we finally have confirmation on the russian/election interference. Much more to come. Stop setting the bar, he will find what he finds.

lakefront · Feb 18, 2018

Double Down · Feb 18, 2018

Alma said: ↑

Mueller needs to deliver. If this doesn’t land somewhat close to Trump, it’s a media disaster.
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I see how the counter narrative of whatever comes is going to play out right here, in absurd chicken little proclamations like this.

The Trump family is only accused of some money laundering and accidental collision because they were too stupid to figure out how to collude properly! This is a victory for Trump!

Inky_Wretch · Feb 18, 2018

lakefront said: ↑

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Enriching friends with wildly inflated government contracts who turn around and write campaign checks is an accepted political practice.

(Or it was because she was threatening to go public with a Trump affair. Anything is possible with Trump.)

lcjjdnh · Feb 18, 2018

Azrael said: ↑

Hmmmm.

Almost sort of true.

Taking hurried, informal questions in the hall or on the plane or on the tarmac - or just ignoring them - from a "frenzied" gaggle of reporters is to Trump's advantage.

And Bush did more of them, and also more press conferences.

Is Trump more media-accessible than Obama?

Trump’s press strategy: A few questions, then a quick escape

I think the point about why we all spend time and attention on Trump's tweets stands.
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I’m by no means a Trump fan, but I do think this analysis overlooks that Trump makes himself available to individual reporters, even for relatively mundane stories, albeit perhaps less than when he was on the campaign trail. Even the #failingNYT can get an interview.

This Town Melts Down

In early June, I stopped by the White House to see Hope Hicks, the president’s longtime aide and another close-in operator, whom I came to know during the campaign. After about 15 minutes of chatting in an ornate West Wing conference room, she asked me if I wanted to ‘‘say hello.’’ I wondered to whom. ‘‘Reince? Spicer?’’

No, she said, ‘‘Potus.’’

Huh. It’s usually not this easy to infringe on the president’s schedule.

‘‘Uh, sure,’’ I said.
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Our Reporter Mike Schmidt on His Golf Club Interview With President Trump

I stood behind Mr. Ruddy, who told the president that Mike Schmidt from The New York Times was with him. As I made eye contact with the president, he appeared confused about who I was and why I was there. I walked up, shook his hand and reminded him that I had interviewed him in July in the Oval Office along with two of my colleagues, Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker. He said he remembered me and, despite the fact that we’re “the failing New York Times,” he thought we had treated him fairly.

The president believes he is his best spokesman, and he immediately began touting the landmark tax legislation he signed into lawlast week. I was convinced that the longer I talked with him, the more comfortable he would be with me and the more likely he would be to allow me to interview him. So I got into a catcher’s squat next to his chair, conveying to him that I was listening intently but also forcing him to look down at me while he talked, which kept him from being distracted by the others at the table.

It’s been 20 years since I was a catcher in Little League, and a few minutes into our conversation my legs began to ache. But I knew I couldn’t stand up while I had the president one-on-one.

I began to think about what had happened a day earlier. On Wednesday, the president invited the press to a local fire department, where he shook hands with emergency medical workers. He said little of note, but I sensed from watching him that he was bored by vacation and wanted to engage with the news media.

With that in mind, I told him that I thought what he was saying was new and interesting and that I wanted to interview him about it. He said he liked the idea and promised that we would talk after he finished lunch. I went back to my table with Mr. Ruddy and two other guests he had for lunch: Andrew J. Stein, a former Manhattan borough president, and Lee Lipton, a local restaurant owner.

Five minutes later, I heard the president call my name.

“Michael, come on, Michael,” he said as he stood up.

“Come on, sit over there,” he said as he motioned to a large empty table.

We sat down next to each other, I asked whether he was O.K. with me recording, he agreed and we were off. Mr. Trump immediately told me that there was no collusion between his associates and Russia’s effort to influence the election — something he would repeat 15 more times during the interview.
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