Donald Trump’s exchange with this woman reporter might be his most loathsome 15 seconds yet
If you wanted to capture exactly what Donald Trump is about then you could do worse than starting with this 15 second clip of the so-called president’s press conference on Monday.
Trump to woman reporter: "She's shocked I picked her, she's in a state of shock”
Reporter: “I'm not, thank you Mr. President”
Trump: "I know you're not thinking, you never do”
Reporter: "I'm sorry?"
Trump: "Go ahead"This is institutionalized misogyny.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 1, 2018
The reporter is ABC’s Cecilia Vega and this is what people made of it online.
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As a group of men smile and laugh behind him. https://t.co/frXNaEUK5a
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) October 1, 2018
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Imagine being the President of the United States, with all the power and authority that brings, and still being this much of a snide catty obnoxious prick pic.twitter.com/6Gk9Z5y8Oi
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 1, 2018
3.
How is this OK? This fucking bully humiliating a woman in public – how can no-one just say: stop. Just stop. This has to stop.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) October 1, 2018
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Everyone in this picture has to own it. Cost of admission https://t.co/HGMDNZPkck
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) October 1, 2018
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Professional and sharp, Exhibit A: @CeciliaVega https://t.co/yoReCdek0z
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) October 1, 2018
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A news conference means you get to ask whatever question you want to ask. #FirstAmendment
— Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVega) October 1, 2018
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That reporter deserves an apology. Period. https://t.co/vGQhlBxT0x
— Ebony SkyTalker (@sfreynolds) October 1, 2018
And it wasn’t the only moment Trump acted like this during the Q&A except you presumed that already, right?
More. Trump shouts down a different woman reporter as she tries to ask him a question about Kavanaugh.
“Don’t do that. That’s not nice,” Trump tells her while wagging his finger.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 1, 2018
