He's really been ragging on the women lately.President Trump on Friday suggested he could pull press credentials from other reporters who don't show him "respect."
The comments come two days after the president suspended the press pass of CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta after a contentious exchange during a news conference.
"I think Jim Acosta is a very unprofessional man," Trump said.
Asked how long Acosta's credentials will be suspended, the president replied: "As far as I'm concerned, I haven't made that decision. But it could be others also"
Trump also went after April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks as a "loser" who "doesn't know what the hell she is doing."
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And he calls Jim Acosta rude.Trump was asked by CNN's Abby Phillip if he was hoping Whitaker, a past critic of Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation, would "rein in" the Russia probe.
"Do you want [Whitaker] to rein in Robert Mueller?" Phillip asked.
"What a stupid question that is," Trump responded. "What a stupid question."
"But I watch you a lot," the president continued. "You ask a lot of stupid questions."
Declining to answer, Trump then walked away from the gaggle as Phillip and other reporters shouted questions in response.
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He knows exactly who Matt Whitaker is and what Matt Whitaker is about."I didn't speak to Matt Whitaker about it. I don't know Matt Whitaker," Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to Paris.
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Ignorant shit. Special counsels are not Senate approved. They're DOJ appointed. The AG is, however, subject to approval. (And, BTW, had Mueller been subject to approval, he would have had 100% of both parties, just like he did when they confirmed him to head the FBI - twice.)Whitaker, who formerly served as chief of staff to ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, reportedly met with Trump roughly a dozen times in the Oval Office.
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The president also rejected the notion that Whitaker is ineligible to serve as attorney general, a position held by some legal experts who say the Justice Department leader must be confirmed by the Senate.
Trump said Mueller wasn’t Senate confirmed, "so don’t talk to me about Whitaker."
Pack those courts.President Trump slammed a federal judge’s late Thursday ruling that blocked the Keystone XL oil pipeline, calling it “a disgrace.”
“It was a political decision made by a judge. I think it’s a disgrace,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House Friday morning, heading to France.
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Trump indicated that his administration would appeal the ruling from Montana federal judge Brian Morris to the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has often ruled against his administration.
“I guess it’ll end up going to the Ninth Circuit, as usual,” he said. “We’re slowly putting new judges in the Ninth Circuit. Everything goes to the Ninth Circuit, everything.”
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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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Says the man who never treats anyone with respect, least of all reporters. It's not sacred, but it IS the people's house, and he's the one who needs to treat it with respect.
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