@JohnBurns43 Too many organisations underestimate how important it is to respond properly to media in such moments. A partial response or silence just creates a vacuum, and that space will be filled by someone else, usually not in your favour. That kind of duck-and-cover PR rarely ends well.
With teeth firmly gritted, Simon Harris is clearly raging. Can sense tension is growing between the two coalition partners as both leaders come under pressure.
The Taoiseach says it was “no secret” that his party received media training from Ivan Yates.
But the Tánaiste says he was “frustrated” that Yates’ comments during the presidential campaign caused damage to his party while working for a coalition partner.
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Can only imagine the sheer panic getting this clarifying tweet out as The White House went into damage control mode.
Biden's #Garbage comment about Trump supporters is up there with Clinton's "deplorables" comment in 2016 and, likely, just as damaging to the Democrat campaign.
Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don't reflect who we are as a nation.