Pulling out of a scheduled interview as part of a presidential campaign because the interviewer wants you to back up your claim sure is a weird thing to do.
Aren’t the questions usually arranged beforehand? You think that one would prepare in advance.
It was easier to cancel the interview than to provide a source for his claim.
Convicted felon Trump's kryptonite is a followup question.
Pretty much... Weird coward still is a coward
If this is all you have to do, then EVERY MEDIA OUTLET should do this. Not even hardball, just "ok can you show me some numbers?"
If that's all it takes to get this chicken shit weirdo to curl up in a ball, then fucking do it. He gets no airtime then other than his stupid rallies commemorating when he was pitted against an octogenarian.
So the key to keep him running away is to have the media actually ask him real questions? Let's keep asking and he'll never be on TV again other than fox.
But that would require media outlets to actually have editorial independence. Sadly those days are long gone.
D'ya Like Dags?
Holy fucking shit, I wish mainstream outlets would take notes. Any time Trump talks about crime or immigration or really anything, all you have to do is bring up facts. Quit fucking meeting Republicans in the middle with their lying and bigotry.
I liked this at the end of the article:
The Washington Post estimated that during his presidency, Trump made more than 30,000 false or misleading statements.
I watched the debate between Trump and Biden and could hardly believe that there were no fact checks at all from the moderators. Sure, it would have been good if Biden had pointed out more clearly that almost every statement Trump made was factually incorrect. But can you really just tell any tall tales in your presidential debates without even mentioning any facts? That seems absurd. Is that the norm for presidential debates in the US? Or is it just that Trump would not have participated if there were fact checks?
Do you think for a second that Trump would agree to a debate with fact checking?
No, but I thought the US public wouldn't let him get away with never engaging in a (factual) debate. That would make him look weak, because that's how democracy usually works. You know, arguments and counter-arguments - that sort of thing.
Trump lies at a rate where fact checkers can't keep up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop
Generally, it is more difficult to use the Gish gallop in a structured debate than a free-form one.
This sums it up nicely, and why I think he's like any bully: he picks his fights and only ones he can win.
It would have been best if there was fact checking as part of the debate, but as you speculated, there's no way Trump would agree to that. And, to be fair, it's probably a difficult thing to do live and accurately in timely manner.
However, other news agencies were doing fact checking during and following the debate.
The media are owned by the oligarchs and those mostly back Trump. Simple as that.
That is a very weird way to phrase "Old man throws temper tantrum and refuses to do previously agreed upon interview when called out for lying"
As far as I'm concerned, every media outlet that sugarcoats things, or misrepresent things, or otherwise skews the truth about what the MAGAts are up to are 100% in bed with Republicans, and are mouthpieces for the MAGAgenda
He's really banking on the crazies overthrowing the election isn't he?
The Washington Post estimated that during his presidency, Trump made more than 30,000 false or misleading statements.
That seems like a really low estimate.
Agreed. There's only so much budget and time they can commit to fact checking this turd. There's real news to report on.
20 per day, certainly he had more than 20 interactions per day
What a coward
Just so you know, trump is a known liar. Nothing he says can be taken at face value. Fact check everything.
Who's got time for fact checking? Just assume he's lying whenever his mouth is open and enjoy the rest of your day
Big strong man can't handle being questioned.
Talking about crime scares him. He's very worried the orange uniform will clash with his "tan".
Dementia DonOLD the weird racist rapist with 34 felonies had to take his snowflake ass and find himself a safe space.
Soft.
That's pretty weird.
Wish Trump's dad pulled out!
"Sir, just to be clear, are you leaving because you have no data to support your claim? Making you a weird, lying sack of shit?"
All media everywhere needs to just start a “be for real” campaign whenever they’re about to interview him, and perhaps he’ll just self-censor into oblivion…
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