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reverendbonobo
This is America. We have to choose between keeping our integrity or keeping our jobs. And integrity doesn't pay the rent.
Billis75
"Let me introduce you to my friend in Saudi Arabia"
Mindcrime
The worst that happens is you lose direct access to someone who never tells the truth anyway. Best case, you become a legend, get tons of new job offers, and never have to pay for a drink the rest of your life.
keltorak
Based on responses so far on this page alone: yes.
OperatorWay
euphxenos
Look at how easy it was for him to target Kimmel and Colbert. Look at how quick he is to illegally weaponize the government and threaten their networks' broadcast licenses. A white house press correspondent has a much lower public profile and is much more vulnerable.
SinisterSlaw
Maybe its just me but I would rather burn bridges than kiss ass.
hamiltol
DAMN STRATIGHT......KICK THAT SON OF A BITCH IN THE TEETH WITH THE TRUTH....TELL THE ORANGE BASTARD THAT HE IS A PEDOPHILE...A CRIMINIAL...A RAPIST....A THIEF...A TRAITOR, TO HIS ORANGE FACE...AND GET RIGHT UP CLOSE SO WHEN YOU ARE SCREAMING THESE FACTS YOUR SPIT WILL HIT HIM.
KuldFyt
The world, including heads of state with actual armies, took nearly 10 years to *contemplate* standing up to that man.
YouCanCallMeAnything
And most of them still aren't.
captapathy
Because Americans are all talk. Just giant pussies.
w0rkh0lic1
This!!! Why doesn’t someone grow a backbone around him
TheVampireDante
Loss of job, network threatened, meaning loss of others jobs - and potentially being harassed by his shitshirts from that point on.
Bigemedic
Ignore the insults and repeat the question. Stop letting that asshole dictate the terms of the communication. Not answering a direct question by insulting the reporter still answers the question.
Plus, stress is really, really bad for fat old men with heart disease and dementia.
AlwaysCloudyInGermany
Yes, the whole world is spineless the latest, the moment your life depends on it.
143m in Russia just need to kill one man.
26m in North Korea just need to kill one family.
Our overwhelming western might has not been used to prevent the Ukraine conflict...
maday1br
Whether we like it or not, Trump's thoughts are a matter of public interest, since they may affect policy. Tell him off, and he storms out, and you lose what little chance you had to ask about relevant topics.
Then you get fired for doing the opposite of your job.
LollieCom
Perhaps we could do some kind of a gofundme where we could collectively offer a big fat reward to the press card carrying person that does the best job of this? Cause you build and we'll be there with bells on and cards in hand.
pres465
Getting to the place you are on the plane, that close to the office... you don't jeopardize that. Losing access means losing sources, losing stories you were writing, and losing your next assignment. Let the baby cry. Everyone can see it's not the reporter crying.
wandermanspacebot
Bingo.
TheMomaw
All the journalists at the Pentagon walked out, together, when the rules changed to make their job stupid. The press covering the President could do the same. There is nothing prestigious or laudable about covering the excretions of a rude, senile, lying, tyrant.
herejusttopointouterrors
Why go after reporters? Why not the SC and Congress and the military and, and... It's because the cult is violent. Going against the king means risking your life. It would take more than one brave soul. there will always be strength in numbers. Option 2, a reporter is brave enough to say it, then what? You really think it'll get shown on a wide enough stage? nope. cause the richy rich own the media, too.
ButtscratchMcPherson
Its not that Americans are all spineless, a lot are just full of themselves.
TheConnArtist
I will never get over the woman who took him calling her a piggy.
JoeHarkins
I once encountered a politician I knew was pulling really dirty tricks. As he walked through a public area, he was shaking every hand. When got me I took a short step back and said, "Sorry, I just washed my hand. " Gotcha. I hope I get to meet Trmp so I do it again.
nowinsituation
American reporters are mostly cowards interested in keeping their jobs and doing what their corporate bosses tell them...which is tell as little of the truth as possible and even then- sugar coat, lie, mislead and make sure their shareholders and advertisers are happy....
swedeonamoose
At the very fucking least call him out on his lies.
delecti
They do sometimes point out when he says something wrong, and he just talks over them and criticizes their employer (like "who are you with? ABC? Fake news, ABC is fake news and that's why ")
BigDaddysMeatWagon
When it becomes illegal to fire people for that, it'll happen. Heck a LOT will change, namely the service industry lol
doctorId
I'm not gonna hold my breath
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Oh there's no chance in hell
Bowtie8bit
I am far from spineless, but I'm not an idiot. If I had the opportunity, with 100 million american citizens literally physically present behind me, filling every street and alleyway in DC, I would bash Trump in the face with my round, red/white/blue shield with a white star in the middle until he was dead. Then I'd do the same to RFK Jr, and Hegseth, and Patel, and everyone else who works for Trump, voted for Trump, still supports Trump etc. What i don't have is 100 million people protecting me.
firlefranz
doctorId
He has been held accountable by the press before, he did an interview with an NBC reporter a while back where she challenged some of his lies and he just got up and left.
RandallKavanaugh
Make a pact. It has precedence in the US of A. Something about "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately".
nikkilaurakevin365
Put me in coach, you put me in a room with him I'll ask him some questions he calls me out I'll tell him fuck you I'm an adult don't talk to me that way. I'd be more than happy to take one for the team
ToSisPoS
As a cishet man I would merrily fellate then first and third man or woman to do so.
FckleberryFarms
Then they're banned and are out of work. It's the same reason you don't tell your boss what an incompetent useless asshole they are. Turns out survival is the primary reason people do most things.
Jewdakris
I mean maybe, but would you rather just be some little beat cop bitch that has to go put up with this bullshit at the White House where you're not getting any valid information or you could just I don't know go start your own podcast or blog or journal or something where at least your conversations would be getting through to people. If you're just going to be berated by some fat fuck in the white house why would you want to keep putting up with that.
cuttysark
thank you, was going to say this
ireplywithtwinpeaks
Yeah but like, there’s a line. The line’s been crossed FuckleberryFuck.
Cebrail
If my boss called me a "Little piggy" or similar, you can be your ass I'd have some choice words for him, and then HE would be fired.
The problem here is that the entire US just accepts him talking like that to others, cheering him on. So yes, the US is indeed spineless and pathetic.
Aranon1183
The first few, yes, but enough people do that, then the "boss" is on the losing end.
nikkilaurakevin365
Are you serious they'd be out of work. Any anti-trump person with donate at least $1 to their GoFundMe. And if everybody just donated $1 they live like kings the rest of their life they wouldn't have to work 🤣
t9dawg
Should be something like a press association issuing a statement and protesting the WH when disgusting officials attack reporters.
Not really seeing a lot of support in the news tbh.
Frankasti
Yes, and also, their job is to bring information from these meetings. Trump's fucked up answers and his refusal to answer questions are definitely interesting to everybody following this shitshow. They are doing their job and they act like people who want to continue doing it. If they get replaced by a bootlicker we lose this information.
archon325
In todays world even if they are fired there would be a GoFundMe, a podcast, and a best selling book called "How to tell the President to go Fuck Himself".
joshuasplinth
I would posit that it COULD lead to good positions elsewhere because of the chutzpah alone.
SpikesGuns
And another thing that occurs to me is that it's probably going to impact their whole company and coworkers too.
Superchief86
But then you know someone would start a gofundme for them and it would net them a small fortune.
honeybutterbiscuits
I think the journalists might go “suspiciously missing” or have an unusual cause of death…
DamnedIfYouDo
Not if the rest of them continuously write about them. The media could easily turn them into a talking head ("analyst") and they would still be tighter than any of us.
VagrantKoba
I tell my boss, gm, and owners of the company that they are incompetent, useless assholes all the time. Difference is, strong labour laws. Fair Work has stated before that me, stating verifiable opinions or refusing to be talked to in a condescending manner is not grounds for dismissal.
FckleberryFarms
Oh, those do not exist in the US at all, and "labour" tells me you aren't here.
meme2theextreme
Kaitlan Collins spoke about this on the Daily Show. She said she doesn't do that because then she becomes the story, not the question she asked, which deserves an answer.
Gunslinger2071
Sounds like a cop out. If she becomes the story then the question will be remembered by everyone for years. As it is, nobody knows which question she asked that he refused to answer. This is what they mean when they say freedom isn't free.
IronMagnus
Ya, unfortunately her question is not the story, only Trump's reaction to it.
TheGrumpyOldTroll
Then they should open their own fucking news room, open a kickstarter "Journalists who don't take shit from politicians", and write the truth, and bitches.. they will be ROLLING in funding, and i would subscribe the SHIT out of that paper and read it.
alex5775
They'd immediately be denied access to speak with the politicians defeating the point
Gunslinger2071
They can get another job. Probably a very good one as they'd be world famous.
Gunslinger2071
Actually - they are not employed by the white house. So would they necessarily be fired?
Frankasti
Because they lost the station's access to WH briefings would be why they *might* get fired from their job. But the real losers are people reading the news. Questions asked by that person will be replaced with shit like "Liz from Generic Podcast here. Mr. President, why are you the greatest?" and Trump being called out by real journalists won't happen anymore. I don't want an opinion piece, I want questions and answers (Refusing to answer without explanations is 100% an 'answer' worth sharing).
invaderjak
It's not just the journalist that gets banned and fired, the outlet they represent are then banned as well.
AnythingMuchShorter
The president shouldn't be allowed to ban press organizations.
Chimaeraxxxxx
I don’t think he is but it turns out you have to actually enforce laws for them to matter
invaderjak
The president is not allowed to do many things that trump does.
deletable
Right…and some/a majority of that bullshit never had any push back. Because people were afraid fir their job or their business or whatever…. you’re losing everything anyway. Fuckin’ Start Pushin’ Back.
ThatRaccoonGuy
If you're lucky enough you could get people to donate sympathy money to you and go on talk shows. But more likely, you end up broke and losing your house all so that you could be a sound clip that gets passed around for two days.
choppedliveraldente
Jobs have been passing us around for years let's get real people
IamnotarobitIseethenumber2
And knowing him, he'd likely sick the DOJ on you to drain ever penny of that donation out of you via attorney costs.
buisnessenderman
Hell, in the current climate yeah you might get some donations, but they would not only leverage it to get you fired, but also use the sound bite to crack down on the media/journalists in general. Maybe you have some colleagues from similar outlets in the same circle; your outburst could get you and everyone else fired to. The “national security risk” memo about “TDS journalists” practically writes itself.
boxbackknitties
Maybe say the same thing w/o the profanity and name-calling? Like: “It’s my job to ask you these questions and it’s your job to answer, however I find you shouting me down and calling me names disrespectful, classless, and unprofessional.” Or something like that.
Whitebeardthepirate
except the problem on that side is that's trying to shame someone who's never felt shame. it really is a double edged sword, because the only way to get it through cheeto's head is to use profanity and yelling. problem with that too is that he spins it as "he's the victim of a nasty attack"
boxbackknitties
You’re not wrong, it just makes me sick that he gets away with treating people like garbage time and time again.
Whitebeardthepirate
this is what happens when a dictator is allowed to take over. I feel too many are still deluded they think they live in a world of law order and democracy, and that november's going to be "a free and fair election that will rein them in"
boxbackknitties
Is it delusion or acceptance? Neither is any good for the country.
PowerThruster
They'd only fall upwards. Think of how many job offers they'd get. Theyd basically be a hero. Hell, with how shitty TV is now, theyd make a movie out of it.
pgdave
Offers from where?
PowerThruster
People who wish they could have been the one to tell him. Billionaires may own the media, but thats too big of a clip for them to profit off of, there's no way their greed would let them refuse to air it.
pgdave
Do you have enough money to pay someone's salary? I don't. I don't even pay for thing like newspapers, so where's the hiring coming from? I'm sure lots of people would be happy someone had said this to him - I'm sure I would - but that doesn't mean I've got a job lined up for someone who does that.
PowerThruster
You seem to think only poor people hate Trump.