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Showing Original Post only (View all)Donald Trump's media summit was a 'f--ing firing squad' [View all]
Source: New York Post
President-elect Donald Trump exploded at media bigs in an off-the-record Trump Tower powow on Monday, sources told The Post.
"It was like a f--ing firing squad," said one source.
"Trump started with Jeff Zucker and said I hate your network, everyone at CNN is a liar and you should be ashamed."
"The meeting was a total disaster. The TV execs and anchors went in there thinking they would be discussing the access they would get to the Trump administration, but instead they got a Trump-style dressing down," the source added.
Read more: http://nypost.com/2016/11/21/donald-trumps-media-summit-was-a-f-ing-firing-squad/
Another account, from Politico (so pinches of salt, as ever):
Trump asks for media 'reset,' but lashes out at execs
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday told a group of about 25 television executives and anchors that he wants a cordial and productive relationship with the media, according to one source in the room, but he still aired some grievances during the off-the-record gathering in Trump Tower.
The source said the meeting started with a typical Trump complaint about the dishonest media, and that he specifically singled out CNN and NBC News for example as the worst.
He also complained about photos of himself that NBC used that he found unflattering, the source said.
Trump turned to NBC News President Deborah Turness at one point, the source said, and told her the network wont run a nice picture of him, instead choosing this picture of me, as he made a face with a double chin. Turness replied that they had a very nice picture of him on their website at the moment.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/donald-trump-media-transition-tension-231727
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday told a group of about 25 television executives and anchors that he wants a cordial and productive relationship with the media, according to one source in the room, but he still aired some grievances during the off-the-record gathering in Trump Tower.
The source said the meeting started with a typical Trump complaint about the dishonest media, and that he specifically singled out CNN and NBC News for example as the worst.
He also complained about photos of himself that NBC used that he found unflattering, the source said.
Trump turned to NBC News President Deborah Turness at one point, the source said, and told her the network wont run a nice picture of him, instead choosing this picture of me, as he made a face with a double chin. Turness replied that they had a very nice picture of him on their website at the moment.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/donald-trump-media-transition-tension-231727
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ROFL, Help I can't get up. Dear God, what world am I living in. ROFL again!
justhanginon
Nov 2016
#8
No, I feel EXACTLY the way you do. Everyday, the only thing that goes through my head
smirkymonkey
Nov 2016
#100
Media execs...believing that they would be thanked for delivering the election and billions
Fresh_Start
Nov 2016
#12
Someone please explain to me why a free press would bother to attend a meeting like this?
Liberal In Red State
Nov 2016
#15
If you weren't already, get used to not knowing WTF is going on between Trump and the media
Denzil_DC
Nov 2016
#20
Question: which network will have the courage to report on this "off the record" meeting?
brooklynite
Nov 2016
#23
When MSM figures they can make money off him by ripping him apart, he's going to
RKP5637
Nov 2016
#36
They should just ignore him for 24 hours and he'll come running back to them
lindysalsagal
Nov 2016
#37
He's losing control of the message and it's getting to him. The media is defining him and his
WestSeattle2
Nov 2016
#53
If they're willing to be abused that way then that says more about them than him.
Solly Mack
Nov 2016
#56
The GOP had better get their rabid dog under control otherwise its going to end up biting them
cstanleytech
Nov 2016
#58
Better a rabid dog to protect the gold storehouse than a workhorse (Hillary) who gets the job don
wordpix
Nov 2016
#88
Why not all the pig bile leaders have one. Doesn't the pig bile daughter sell 'em?
lonestarnot
Nov 2016
#93
King Donnie is on a sticky wicket having lost the popular vote, as it presents the MSM with a
OnDoutside
Nov 2016
#74
Congrats, media, for helping to install a mentally-deranged person as president.
Paladin
Nov 2016
#83