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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2017, 01:25 PM Jan 2017

White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won't 'take it' [View all]

Source: MSN/Reuters

The White House vowed on Sunday to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what officials see as unfair attacks on President Donald Trump, setting a tone that could ratchet up a traditionally adversarial relationship to a new level of rancor.

A day after the Republican president used his first visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday to accuse the media of underestimating the crowds at his inauguration, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus expressed indignation at the reports and referred to them as "attacks."

"The point is not the crowd size. The point is the attacks and the attempt to delegitimize this president in one day. And we're not going to sit around and take it," Priebus said on "Fox News Sunday."

Priebus complained about a press pool report that said the bust of Martin Luther King Jr had been removed from the Oval Office. The report on Friday night was quickly corrected but Trump called out the reporter by name at the Central Intelligence Agency on Saturday, as did spokesman Sean Spicer later in the day.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-says-media-delegitimizing-trump-wont-take-it/ar-AAm7gdi?li=BBnbcA1

I would think that the White House is deligitimizing itself without any help with references to "alternative facts," and such. Still, another threat against the media.

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White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won't 'take it' [View all] TomCADem Jan 2017 OP

What they are forgetting is the t.v. media has literally miles of video tape that can refute shraby Jan 2017 #1

Jon Stewart built his entire career meadowlander Jan 2017 #19

To paraphrase: Bob Loblaw Jan 2017 #47

Perfect harun Jan 2017 #65

Actually, the Russians already DELEGIMATIZED Comrade Casino & Republican Regime, Inc. Achilleaze Jan 2017 #2

Actually You Will Take It Reince otohara Jan 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a Jan 2017 #5

Fasten your seat belts, kids. This don't look good....nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #4

So easy to delegitimize trump Marthe48 Jan 2017 #6

It wasn't the media who 'de legitimized' him, it was the millions of Americans who marched mpcamb Jan 2017 #40

I was thinking about the executive orders, repeal ACA Marthe48 Jan 2017 #42

Fighting facts with alt-bullshit C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #7

What on earth did these people think PatSeg Jan 2017 #8

This really reminds me of Nixon after the Watergate story first appeared in the press. jalan48 Jan 2017 #9

It's worse. Because it is over trivial stuff. LeftInTX Jan 2017 #10

Nixonian in deed. Let it unravel. onetexan Jan 2017 #32

WTF? 75,000,000 voters delegitimized him! yallerdawg Jan 2017 #11

Should have been "Trump tries to cow media from reporting the truth!!" cstanleytech Jan 2017 #12

Holy shiite. And this is only day 2. Vinca Jan 2017 #13

A fine whine way past its time bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #14

But we didn't have to do a SINGLE thing to de-legitimize Trump, the CIA did that! Rex Jan 2017 #15

Do the cameras lie? smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #16

Cameras didn't seem to make a difference during the campaign. Native Jan 2017 #22

Obviously photoshopped. maddiemom Jan 2017 #46

Oh yes you're gonna take it bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #17

Sorry, that's not true, trump already delegitimized trump. George II Jan 2017 #18

That's exactly what I was thinking. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2017 #63

I just hope he doesn't try to stop freedom of the press. lark Jan 2017 #20

What do they mean they are not going to take it? treestar Jan 2017 #21

For how long? n/t Stonepounder Jan 2017 #24

Exactly what i was asking onetexan Jan 2017 #34

The truth is a bucket of water SCVDem Jan 2017 #23

Go Pack Go! milestogo Jan 2017 #27

If we're going the French route wouldn't it be Madame Guillotine 47of74 Jan 2017 #33

We need some smart-ass reporters to ask questions of Spicer like: world wide wally Jan 2017 #25

you are exactly right Tom, the WH is delegitimizing itself still_one Jan 2017 #26

Delegitimize (v): to tell the truth Retrograde Jan 2017 #28

Trump emulating Hitler?? Soram55 Jan 2017 #29

They will lose and reality will win SHRED Jan 2017 #55

Sorry, Trump White House. YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE IT!!!!!!! ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #30

Rancid Penis is going to learn pretty quickly that the tapeworm admin is going to have to take it 47of74 Jan 2017 #31

If you can't take it, Rinse NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #35

YES YOU WILL MFM008 Jan 2017 #36

Well maybe they should not have ran such an untraditional and unqualified candidate pandr32 Jan 2017 #37

Or what? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #38

You are an employee of "we the people". We say how long you stay, Dump. roamer65 Jan 2017 #39

The Queeg administration continues to dig its hole deeper (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #41

Hells Bells Reince Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #43

So, that whole "access journalism" thing is dead? brooklynite Jan 2017 #44

"Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. They laughed at me" Snellius Jan 2017 #45

One of the saddest and yet most satisfying scenes in that movie is the one you quote. Grammy23 Jan 2017 #49

To "delegitimize" someone, they have to be legitimate to begin with. eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #48

The WH is a bunch of whiny twits who already have DeLegitimatized Cha Jan 2017 #50

Jesus they barely scrape through the inauguration and truthisfreedom Jan 2017 #51

Why are they doing this? SHRED Jan 2017 #52

If You Have The Stomach, Peek at Breitbart... TomCADem Jan 2017 #54

I find it interesting that Twitler is getting bit by the very technology he used so effectively Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #53

They are losing their minds SHRED Jan 2017 #56

Good thinking, Rince Penis ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #57

"Help, help! I'm being deligitimized!"... regnaD kciN Jan 2017 #58

Sorry, but they can't force hundreds of thousands to line up cheering for Twitler wishstar Jan 2017 #59

LOL....and they call *US* "snowflakes"????? Skittles Jan 2017 #60

Our Press has to speak up or we're doomed. Republicans! make your president drop the nazi contacts! Sunlei Jan 2017 #61

Poor baby BLOTUS stomps his feet C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #62

get used to it, Rancid, the whole nation are now journalists with their phones wordpix Jan 2017 #64

Won't take it? Can't take it, more like. n/t Denzil_DC Jan 2017 #66

Mark Twain: Don't pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel adigal Jan 2017 #67

The Illegitimate President doesn't want that fact reported. LMAO n/t Yonnie3 Jan 2017 #68

Keep hammering the baby on all media platforms and flood the White House phone lines with calls. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #69

Trump IS an illegitimate President. alarimer Jan 2017 #70