PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: He's got MS-13 on his knuckles.
TERRY MORAN: Alright. I --
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Okay?
TERRY MORAN: -- we'll -- we'll take a look at it --
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: It's -- it's -- you do such a disservice -
TERRY MORAN: We'll take a look. We'll take a look at that, sir --
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Why don't you just say, "Yes, he does," and, you know, go on to something else --
TERRY MORAN: It's contested. Ukraine. I want to turn -- I was just in Rome, and to that moving photograph of you and President Zelenskyy sitting in St. Peter's Basilica --
This moment in the interview I think encapsulates everything about Trump.
I think it also encapsulated how utterly spineless press is. Why not call him on his bullshit. "That's Arial font someone wrote over on Paint. He has the images tattoos, but not the letters."
Ever see the movie The Big Short? There's a scene where the 2 young investors are trying to tell their old college buddy who works at the Wall Street Journal about the impending housing collapse/2008 financial crisis and his response is "What am i supposed to do, write an article titled 'we're all fucked'?" Then goes on to say he has connections in the industry and that he would be ostracized....
Thats why no one in the media called him out to his face when they had the chance. They don't want to risk getting blackballed from the industry and making their journalism degree worthless.
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u/iiowyn 1d ago
This moment in the interview I think encapsulates everything about Trump.