BREAKING: Trump throws a furious Truth Social tantrum over CNN “REFUSING” to cover Xi’s White House arrival – after HE BANNED THEM FROM THE WHITE HOUSE!
This afternoon, Donald Trump felt the need to complain about CNN. But first, he needed to remind everyone of a few things that we may have possibly forgotten.
He won the election in a “GIANT LANDSLIDE.” He won all seven swing states. He won the popular vote. He won 86 percent of the counties. His popularity has grown. America is enjoying “unprecedented SUCCESS.” And CNN's ratings are terrible because CNN keeps writing “badly” about him.
Having gotten all of that off his chest, Trump finally arrived at his grievance: CNN had “refused to cover” Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival at the White House because the ceremony was so “magnificent” that CNN couldn't bear to give “TRUMP” the credit.
There was just one rather large hole in Trump's story: CNN had spent the morning TRYING to get into the White House and failing.
After a federal judge ordered the administration to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and POLITIC, CNN’s Betsy Klein made repeated attempts.
She and other journalists were initially turned away, and CNN reported that its request to cover Xi's arrival had been denied by the White House. The five major television networks also withheld their shared pool camera in solidarity with CNN.
The three outlets were finally allowed back onto White House grounds around midday. So by 3:50 p.m., Trump was furiously accusing CNN of refusing to attend an event that his own White House had refused to let CNN attend.
And just to make sure everyone knew who had written this presidential communiqué, he signed it:
“President DONALD J. TRUMP
Yes, we know who you are, and you embarrass us.
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A federal judge ordered Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center.
Now our narcissistic president is threatening to CLOSE it unless the Supreme Court overturns that decision.
Sorry, Mr. Trump: We’re not living in a dictatorship. The Supreme Court doesn't report to you.
Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family.
We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us – including our first dog, Bo – immediately fell in love. We also had trouble keeping up with her, for Sunny was a force of nature. Athletic and full of boundless energy, she leapt over the hedges on the South Lawn like they weren’t even there, chasing squirrels, birds and anything else that moved. And whereas the way to Bo’s heart usually involved a treat, Sunny was more interested in having us run around with her, roll on the floor with her, or have her belly rubbed for as long as we were willing.
She loved the girls, even if they were pestering her when she was napping. She loved our team, and would often follow them around, helping them on the job. She was fiercely protective of Bo, who she rightly sensed wasn’t always as alert and attentive as she was. She had her eccentricities: other than Bo, she preferred people to dogs; she was a loud and sloppy drinker; and despite being a Portuguese Water Dog, she hated getting wet.
But as far as our family was concerned, she was pretty much perfect, and for thirteen years, she would be by our side – always loyal, always sweet, always ready for adventure, still fiery and gorgeous till the very end of her days.
We will miss her terribly, and imagine she’s with her big brother now, making sure he’s okay.
Don Jr needed a Russian oligarch, two islands, and a fireworks show. I got married on the rooftop of an apartment building in West Hollywood. It was so much cooler.
And so here we are. This statement from Trump blows my mind. That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building… What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. Actually, how small minded, how narcissistic. Actually
great men, devoted to public service and the public good do not act like this.
It seems that this man will not rest until his name is permanently connected to the name of a great president, whose memory this building was dedicated to. Imagine spending your time and your days focused on this, as everyday Americans struggle with healthcare, gas prices, rent, and food. Imagine spending your days focused on this, while a war rages under your leadership.
Enough said. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
BREAKING WaPo:
A federal judge just ruled that the Trump admin broke the law when it ordered a 50% cut in FEMA employees — including thousands of on-call workers who respond to disasters.
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