r/PoursTea • • 1d ago

Meme Me Up Scotty! Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad

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u/KupoKupoMog 1d ago

Reporter: asks tough question

Trump administration: "you're an un-American liar"

Reporter: "oh ok"

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u/OneRougeRogue 1d ago

Except the "tough question" is something like, "President Trump said he was going to do (thing) 8 or 9 months ago, but he hasn't done it yet. Is (thing) still in the works, or did the administration decide to go in a different direction?"

And the WH will respond to this softball "tough question" as if the reporter was accusing Trump of literally being a vampire.

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u/KupoKupoMog 1d ago

You are so right. After I posted, I almost edited because the press doesnt ask tough questions. Tough question relative to the shitty time we are living, I mean.

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u/Jokong 1d ago

Critique the press, that's healthy, but keep in mind a lot of them aren't in that room because they did ask tough questions.

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u/Helen___Keller_ 1d ago

This. So many reporters got their white house press creds stripped from them because they asked the wrong question. We have the 1st amendment which is supposed to protect these people and others but all of that has been thrown out the window.

The only way to change any of this is to vote and to get your friends and family to vote. Some people have never done it so they may need to teaching.

Much love.

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u/---juicebox--- 1d ago

quiet piggy

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u/GeneralGuide9081 1d ago

That should have been it. One of a thousand others, but I can't believe that one just slid by. No one said or did much about it...MY GOOOOOD!!!!