Irish Reporter Calls Out Donald Trump for Calling Her 'Beautiful'

[DonViejo]

The president is criticized after singling out a female Irish reporter while on an Oval Office diplomatic phone call, commenting on her 'nice smile.'

TOM SYKES
06.28.17 6:46 AM ET

President Donald Trump has previously enjoyed perhaps more support—or at least forbearance—in Ireland than in some other countries around the world, thanks in no small part to his significant investments in the cash-strapped country. However his astonishing objectification of a female news reporter employed by Ireland’s state public-service broadcaster has dismayed observers across the board in the Republic.

Trump was making a congratulatory phone call to Ireland’s new Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, on Tuesday, when he beckoned to RTÉ’s Washington correspondent, Caitriona Perry, telling her to “come here” during the call.

Trump was heard saying, “Hello how are you?... Congratulations on your great victory. We have so many people from Ireland in this country. I know so many of them, too. I feel I know all of them. But I just want to congratulate you. That was a great victory that you had.” Trump continued: “We have a lot of your Irish press watching us... they are just now leaving the room."
Trump then singled out Perry, saying, “Where are you from, come here, come here, where are you from?”

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/objectified-irish-reporter-calls-out-donald-trumps-bizarre-move

[Thrill]

1. This is what women go through with creepers

Would he tell a man come here he's so handsome?

[Orrex]

17. He might say

"Come here. I'm so handsome."

[LOL Lib]

2. She is an Ivanka clone.

Look up her pic. See for yourself. He is in love with his own daughter.

[rzemanfl]

5. Yep. n/t

[LOL Lib]

13. I watched the clip on phone, but could tell right away!

He is a sick human. We will never know all the depraved sexual acts he has forced on women.

[solara]

7. You are right!

She is not just a pretty blond, but a woman who could be Ivanka's twin. trump is so sick and so obvious, he really doesn't see that he exposes who he truly is with every lie and every twisted action he takes.

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[LOL Lib]

11. He makes me want to puke!

His mind is so sick that he can't control his urges. He doesn't have the capacity or even care to realize that many people will pick up on his sick tendencies. Great post solara!

[underpants]

8. Yep

[LOL Lib]

10. Thanks underpants!

I have a hard time posting pics with this stupid phone!

[underpants]

20. No prob

[Scarsdale]

41. Very attractive woman.

Am I the only person who does NOT consider Ivanka to be attractive? That overly Botoxed face, the extra large teeth and the Valley Girl breathy voice disgust me. That. plus her constant praise of her pervert father. Senior WH advisor title cracks me up!! No experience (except as daddy's plaything) to this?

[underpants]

46. No you're not the only one

We watched the TV show the first few seasons. She started showing up to be on the panel and my first reaction to my wife was "they finally got the American filter fixed for anime right".

When Donnie Jr. started appearing to offer his expertise that was enough for us. The show had basically run it's course anyway - which showed up in the ratings. It was only a top 10 show for the first year.

[tblue37]

51. Senior WH advisor who claims in an interview that she doesn't get involved in politics! nt

[3catwoman3]

72. That was rich, wasn't it?

Then WTH is she doing with an office in the West Wing?

[Rorey]

103. For those who like artificial

I suppose they would think she's attractive.

She's disgusting.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. That explains it.

[LOL Lib]

14. Yup!

Let's be honest. I don't know any teen girl that would pose like that with their father.

Sure, my dad changed my diaper and saw my business many times, but there comes a point when it just gets weird. Look at what she is wearing and ask yourself if Donnie the "pious christian and pillar of the community" tried to sneak a peak. I'm going to need a shower.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. I had a step-daughter when I was married, and...

... there were times that she tried to be affectionate in ways that were inappropriate. She was only 6 years old and she just didn't know any better, but I drew the line sometimes (beyond fully clothed hugs and the like) because it looked bad! I would've been the same way with my own daughter (if I had one).

Trump openly saying he'd probably date Ivanka if she wasn't his daughter is WEIRD too! He made another creepy remark toward a little girl, saying he might date her when she gets older.

[LOL Lib]

25. I remember that!

It was during an interview and the teen girl(s) were walking by or getting on an escalator. It also speaks to how he views women as property in my opinion. He feels like he has the right to just single out perfect strangers and make them feel uncomfortable.

Great point on how you handled your step daughter. That is exactly how 99% of fathers treat their daughters regarding affection. Donnie needs to be locked away.

[CountAllVotes]

27. tRump said ...

He'd "do her" if that is even possible!

#dumptRump the idiot in chief!

[ResistantAmerican17]

47. Gawd

[Iplayoneontv]

55. How are people cool with this?

I feel like I accidentally woke up on a different Earth.

[LOL Lib]

68. Honestly that's how I felt on 11/9

Really I started feeling like that during the primaries. The debates were another stunning moment. They were nothing like a normal debate. It's like living in a parallel universe where decency does not exist.

[Corvo Bianco]

73. And with the phone again... the phone bestows him double the gross man power. n/t

[-Steph-]

65. When she turned toward the camera a little, I instantly thought she looked eerily similar to Ivanka.

[Blue_Tires]

88. Or he could just have a thing for lithe blondes in general...

[LOL Lib]

116. One of my RW co-workers said,

"Trump was just being nice to her and libruls just look for anything to smear him."

I said, "sure...you are going to deny that she looks like his daughter, and you are then going to further deny that he is on tape saying he would date his daughter if she wasn't his daughter, and even further deny that singling out the female reporter was inappropriate? I guess he was just being nice to Katy Tur when he repeatedly sicced his crazy minions on her at his campaign rallies?"

Yes, they will deny or normalize any behavior of their dear leader.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Pervert

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Every woman sees what's happening here.

Trump isn't the only one who does this.

[Achilleaze]

35. Public disrespect for his "wife" Melania

What woman wants to see her husband publicly drooling over other women on international broadcast news? It's humiliating. It's degrading. And only a cad* would do something like to embarass his wife and the mother of one of his children.

Despite what KGOP operative Condi Rice claims about Comrade Casino* being an embodiment of our values, these are not my kind of American "family values." We were taught to respect our life partners at all times, and especially when in public.

* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[WhiskeyGrinder]

36. Yeah it's a lot simpler than that.

And if you think it's limited to Republican men, you're wrong.

[leftstreet]

6. He's still running a beauty pageant!

[NewJeffCT]

9. I've already seen Republicans dismiss this

because, unlike Bill Clinton, he didn't ask for a blow job...

[mnhtnbb]

15. Trump wanted to grab her

but knew he couldn't do it with everyone watching.

So, instead, he makes sexist remarks about "her smile" and how she probably "treats you well".

That orange perverted pile of $hit cannot be removed from the Oval Office soon enough.

[boston bean]

16. he is a creep. did she say she was with RT?

[BumRushDaShow]

23. It is Raidio Teilifis Eireann (RTE)

seems to be the equivalent of a PBS for Ireland.... You made me look it up though! Would have been a doozy if so (RT).

[boston bean]

24. tyvm for the research!!!

[Drahthaardogs]

18. Government employees can't do that, it is sexual harrassment

She needs to file an EEO complaint against our President.

[whathehell]

113. That the ticket!

[Drahthaardogs]

114. It would be hilarious

If nothing else

[SweetieD]

19. I have been in similar situations. The whole clip makes me shudder. Nt.

[GallopingGhost]

22. She should be flattered.

She should want him. He is Donald Trump.

That is how his sick disgusting predatory mind works.

As for those pictures of him and Ivanka, they are NOT OK. No normal father would think taking those kind of highly sexually suggestive pictures with his daughter is acceptable.

[Still In Wisconsin]

92. Yeah, I'm sure she wants The Donald and his four chins soooo bad!

He's a gross, disgusting, unrepentant sexual predator.

[GallopingGhost]

94. Which is exactly what I'm sure she was thinking!

Hey, that can be another mob name for Trump- Donnie Four Chins.

[Still In Wisconsin]

95. Well in the spirit of TRUMP insisting on epithets like "Crooked Hillary" and "Cryin' Chuck" I have

taken to calling him "Fat TRUMP."

[GallopingGhost]

97. lol, that works.

He does have a penchant for name-calling.

[Squinch]

26. Two things: of course it is revolting. Any woman who has been singled out

by an asshole man in a professional setting who reduces her to her appearance thereby invalidating her professional status understands what this woman felt at that moment. It is not welcomed, it is not kind, it is not a compliment.

But the second thing: he has been at this public image thing for at least two and a half years now. He has been in trouble for this before. The fact that he is still pulling this shit makes it clear that this man is dumber than a box of hammers. He puts his hand on the burner (or the pussy) over and over and over, he gets burned EVERY TIME but he still goes back and does it again.

You can teach an earthworm to avoid painful stimulus, but you can't teach Trump(R) to stop making sexist trouble for himself with public creepiness. He is stupider than an earthworm.

[Solly Mack]

28. He called her over, never doubting she would obey - and I do mean the word obey.

Because he thinks he can do that to anyone, especially women. Beckon and they will come. He expects it. He demands it.

He'll claim he was being nice and flattering and that it's all good.

Making her come over by pointing her out in a crowd, which can force your hand. Trump was smiling the whole time as if that made it right. You don't want to go but there is a crowd, it is a professional setting - even if Trump doesn't grasp that - and he holds an important title - making it all the more uncomfortable and putting the woman in a difficult position - and Trump knows it, too.

Then he throws out a compliment like he's done her a favor. Like a pat on the head.

He did this from a position of power without regard to how it looks, how it feels to the woman, or how it would look to her peers.

Yes, the reporter had a smile plastered across her face but allow me to clue in those who don't know this - women will smile broadly during an embarrassing situation. Not because we're pleased. Look at the smile we give during those times. Really look. That's the smile of a woman who has had to deal with one too many idiots in her life and knows she is damned if she does and she's damned if she doesn't. (Make a scene - because when we fight back against harassment as it is happening, we are viewed as making a scene)

Your work peers can be vicious and we all know it. As a woman, your abilities can be rendered meaningless once some male decides to make you a target of his attention - you're seen in a different light. Not as a competent reporter (or whatever it is you do), but as an object that can now be spoken to and treated in an unprofessional (and abusive and harassing) manner by everyone.

On Trump's actions, in a position of power, directing a woman to do his bidding.

It's not - just - a smile. It's not - just - a request. It's not - just - a compliment.

It's a weapon of control.

[pirateshipdude]

30. Excellent post. Like he said on the tape, he can do it because of his power and celebrity.

Women just "let" him do it. So many defended Trump with locker room talk but we all knew better. He showed us here it is fact, not about locker room talk. He did it, though not to the extent he said on tape. Like walking into a changing room with girls and young women. Because he can.

He can because society allows men in this position to behave this way at the expense of women and girls.

[Solly Mack]

32. He thinks himself entitled. And he's not alone in his thinking. Unfortunately.

You're correct.

"He can because society allows men in this position to behave this way at the expense of women and girls."

[MontanaMama]

31. Thank you for pointing out

that this is aggressive and weaponized language. There is nothing cute, coy or complimentary about his words. After all, he thinks he can grab a woman by her crotch because he's famous and he got rewarded handsomely when this came to light regardless. He's fucking POTUS. Every day 45 shows us what a degenerate he is.

[Solly Mack]

33. As women, we've seen it and felt it all too often. We know it when we see it.

It saddens (and angers) me that some people can't grasp the damage caused by such actions.

[TeapotInATempest]

38. Nailed it perfectly. Thank you.

[Solly Mack]

39. You're welcome.

Been there. Experienced that... too many times.

[HopeAgain]

40. White males voted for Trump because this is the world they want to preserve...

I say this as a white male.

[Solly Mack]

64. Some men behave as if the world has changed but the fact is, it was always wrong to

sexually harass women - they just didn't care because they held all the power.

As women found their voices and demanded better, some men acted as if their world was falling a part. But it wasn't falling a part - the world was getting better...they just don't like what that means for them.

[Lyricalinklines]

105. Exactly! The last hurrah of them. It will not last.

As a woman I know the feeling of smiling and wanting to not make a scene so the entire inappropriate mess can be done with least amount of attention by those witnessing an authority figure inappropriately zeroing in on looks rather than maintaining focus on business at hand. Catch 22 for any woman in such a situation - when she asserts herself in defensive she's labeled as reactionary/dramatic and yet when she smiles (which doesn't reach her eyes) and seemingly goes along with it, then she's labeled as "okay with it" and the perpetrator users it to persue. Bet she received from an "official" an invitation for a later "exclusive interview"

[leftstreet]

43. This should be an OP

Excellent!

And sad, in 2017, that this needs to be explained to both men and sadly some women

DURec for this post alone

[Solly Mack]

62. Thanks.

It still has to be explained because a lot of people who hear the message don't really hear the message. It challenges a certain way of thinking and people do hate such challenges because it questions everything they believe and often how they behave.

[Nay]

44. I live for the day that another woman, when put in this position, doesn't smile, doesn't

come forward, slaps his hand away if it is extended, etc., and IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO AND IS PLAYED A MILLION TIMES ON TV AND THE INTERNET.

This would give other people (not just women) the courage to rebuff this little perverted asshole.

Hey, can the news media set something like this up? Put some blonde reporters in, and instruct them to refuse Trump loudly?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

50. Having seen it before, I can tell you what would happen.

She would be accused of overreacting. He was just trying to compliment her; can a man not tell a woman she's good looking anymore? Is that the PC world we live in now? Why is she such a bitch? Feminists have wrecked the world and this cow should be grateful the president even looked at her. She should be grateful she has a job. She should be grateful no one has killed her.

(online rape threats)

(online death threats)

(etc.)

[Nay]

107. Sadly, you are probably correct. nt

[whathehell]

115. Yeah...

It would help support all the ",outrage" too.

[smirkymonkey]

45. It's not just disgusting and insulting to the female reporter, but I thought that

it was highly inappropriate and just basically fucked up that he was speaking that way while on the telephone with Ireland's new GAY Prime Minister! What was he trying to do? Humiliate him? Prove that he was straight or that he was some kind of stud?

It was just so creepy in so many ways. Not only that but it was unprofessional, immature and highly inappropriate for that situation. The stupid mofo just can't help himself.

[Solly Mack]

60. I agree. It was all the way around wrong.

[mnhtnbb]

48. It was exactly the same strategy he used in calling Comey over to him at the White House

when Comey wanted nothing more than to blend in with the drapes.

Exactly the same strategy.

You can see the tape of it here

It's a power move from a narcissist who knows that, with everyone watching, she wouldn't dare kick him in the balls, which is what he deserves.

[Solly Mack]

59. Yes. It's a move, more or less, he would make with men he views as weaker.

Or those he is trying to gain dominance over...is another way to put it.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

54. What a great post!

[Solly Mack]

58. Thank you.

I was angry.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

70. You channeled that anger into an awesome post!

[tblue37]

56. Like chimpanzees, humans also display a tight, toothy smile when they are

stressed or fearful in the presence of a threat from a dominant figure. It is more grimace than smile, and it indicates social anxiety in both species, and often even fear of physical assault.

[Solly Mack]

57. Exactly.

That's precisely it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. I want the republican criminals OUT of my fucking white house.

Something better be done.

[Honeycombe8]

34. He didn't call her "beautiful." He said she had a nice smile.

Of course, it was his pervy side who couldn't resist making a move on a blonde in a tight dress.

I guess next he'll actually be groping them. Because he's so rich and powerful that he can get away with it, you know.

What was once a handsome young man on top of the world has become an old, obese, disgusting pervie.

[Politicub]

37. "We have a lot of beautiful press here"

Then he singled out the reporter to ask her to come over.

[Honeycombe8]

89. Jeepers Creepers. nt

[RT Atlanta]

42. sexual predator

disgusting

[whathehell]

49. I'd call it embarrassingly gauche on his part, but hardly "perv" material.

He's over 70, and, as most know, not exactly a renaissance man.

[SHRED]

52. Based on his past it is indeed perv material.

[whathehell]

71. No, every action must be judged on it's own merits..

He's said and done some disgusting "pervy" things; don't undermine those by demonizing the marginal ones.

[Osakagreg]

75. Pattern Of Behaviour IS Relevant

Patterns of behavior are admissible as evidence in court. Trump should know better than to call over a reporter to say that she is beautiful and has a nice smile.

[whathehell]

78. Agreed, but this particular incident isn't part of the pattern.

I'm sorry, but you just can't put walking into under aged girls' dressing rooms and the "pussy" remark in the same category as "You have a beautiful smile"...I mean, really

[Osakagreg]

82. Sure You Can...

In just the events we have so far mentioned, he is in a position of power, while making women uncomfortable. I'm sure the reporter did not want to be called out in a room full of colleagues so that he could more or less brag on the phone about all the lovely ladies surrounding him, while he then tells her she is beautiful and has a nice smile.

I'll leave it alone. The only real certainty is that Trump is a disgusting idiot regardless of his intentions in that situation.

[whathehell]

98. Sure YOU can, maybe..

It's too big a stretch for me.

In case I haven't been clear, I'm not 'carrying water' for Trump -- I just think it's important to be accurate, for the sake of credibility, if nothing else.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

53. His age has nothing to do with it. He was grabbing her pussy in his mind.

[whathehell]

61. You can read minds now, can you?

I know he can be a pig, but if you really believe he or any man is thinking that every time he compliments a woman's smile, even when inappropriate, I suspect that you have your own issues.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

69. When someone tells you how they think about women - and he has - believe it.

[whathehell]

76. As a working woman who's experienced a LOT of sexual harassment in her life

I can tell you that even a "perv" isn't a perv every minute of every day. Do I like him? No Do I think his attitudes toward women generally suck? Yes

That still doesn't mean every cursory remark or mild compliment he makes can be concluded as having originated in hell.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

77. You insulted me in your previous post to me. I no longer give a shit what you think.

[whathehell]

80. Really? Funny how your response to the supposed "insult"

didn't seem to kick in until after you posted something you thought would clinch the argument....But that's okay...I understand.

[Phoenix61]

81. I have to disagree with you

A perv is a perv every minute of every day. It's a mind set. What he did to that reporter was a blatant power play so he could show how he can make a woman do his bidding. He did it on tv and he did it on purpose to look powerful. His bill tanked and he needed to pump his ego. He went for the tried and true, demeaning a woman.

[whathehell]

102. You're free to do that..

and I agree it was a "power play", but I don't know how or when that came to equal "sexual perversion'.

Words and their definitions are important. believe in keeping them straight.

[tonedevil]

90. I'm not a woman...

so I guess I don't understand, when do these perverts stop being perverts?

[whathehell]

100. I guess not. n/t.

[stonecutter357]

74. he is a pig

&t=43s

[whathehell]

104. No argument there..

but agreeing to that is a long way from viewing his every exchange with a woman as 'perverted'.

[stonecutter357]

117. Trump is a sexual predator , Yes his every exchange with a woman is perverted .

[whathehell]

118. That is flatly absurd..

So be sure and check back when you've returned to Planet Earth.

[LanternWaste]

66. I like the way you rationalize his pervy actions as something other than what it was.

I like the way you rationalize his pervy actions as something other than what it was. Very creative, indeed.

It does however, imply the over-70 gentlemen you know are less than civil, and infer their actions as a normalcy.

[whathehell]

112. Lol...I like the way you equate an opinion with a fact.

"other than what it was".

You really should learn the difference.


..

[leftstreet]

67. I think people are calling it 'creepy'

more than 'perv' behavior

At least that's what I'm reading. It's creepy when he pulls a world leader's arm out of his socket in some bizarre alpha male thingy. It's a dominance issue and obviously more complicated when it involves a female

I don't think he's a 'perv' for noticing attractive women. But it's creepy the way he acts on it

[solara]

93. It's possible that the perv part comes in when you

look at a head shot of Caitriona next to one of Ivanka. They could be twins.

[img][/img]

[whathehell]

99. Uh, maybe..

I haven't gone to those lengths to investigate it..

[JI7]

108. he is a fucking repulsive pervert " I moved on her like a bitch"

those are his words and yes, a patter and history DOES matter. if he did not have that history one might view it differently. but we know his history and the guy is a repulsive sick fuck pervert.


<“I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married.”

“I did try and f--k her. She was married.”>

[whathehell]

110. No shit, Sherlock. I've never denied his perverted actions

I just distinguish them from the ones that are merely obnoxious.

An unwillingness or inability to understand this is not my problem....Good day to you, sir. I am done here.

[ismnotwasm]

63. Godamn he's a repulsive fuck

Looked like she had an eyeroll at the end there.

[Vinca]

79. She just needs to be grateful those tiny, little paws didn't make a grab for her lady parts.

[LeftyMom]

83. Predators love to bother women while they're working.

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The woman isn't in a position to tell them to fuck off and die slowly- that would be a good way to get fired- and has to awkwardly smile through it, like this woman was doing. Predators KNOW this and enjoy making women uncomfortable with unwanted advances at work and other situations where they are unable to defend themselves.

So here's the deal: if you don't want to be That Guy, don't hit on women who aren't currently free to tell you to get lost. If you see a guy doing so go wedge yourself into the conversation, go ask her a question or otherwise give her a socially acceptable excuse to break loose. If a woman coworker has to tell some creep off BACK HER UP.

[pirateshipdude]

86. This is a good post. Eom

[Blue_true]

84. Any coincidence that she looks like Ivanka? nt

[Ken Burch]

85. I thought she was gonna say "I'm from Dublin, ya feckin' gobshite!"

n/t.

[SoCalMusicLover]

87. Wanted: Courageous Reporter To Shout Out Question To Melania

"Hey Melania, what would say to a 3-Some with your husband and the Blonde Irish Reporter?"

[HipChick]

91. OMG...

[Ilsa]

96. I would pay money to watch that video of that question

as long as the before and after are all taped. I want to see how they all react.

[Gothmog]

101. Trump is unfit to be POTUS

[oberliner]

106. Headline is a lie

As is the entire premise of the story.

She did not "call him out" in any sense of the phrase.

[kairos12]

109. He is a disgusting pervert.

[WinkyDink]

111. I'm not sure what to believe about this story.