The media luminaries have gone crazy after four journalists asked a series of legitimate questions about major international issues like immigration, national security, and trade policy of President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a joint press conference on Monday.
Media figures are furious that the journalists asked about real issues affecting people in both countries—the United States and Canada—rather than parroting the same anti-Trump narrative about National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn that the media have been pushing all weekend.
Both leaders, Trump and Trudeau, called on two different journalists from their countries in the press conference. Trump called on Scott Thuman of ABC 7 in Washington—a Sinclair broadcasting affiliate—and Kaitlan Collins, The Daily Caller’s White House reporter.
If someone were to be monitoring any legacy establishment media outlets throughout the day on Monday, none of those completely legitimate and newsworthy questions that were asked at the White House on Monday were of significance. In fact, the media as a whole has lost the plot—and lost their minds—since Collins, MacCharles, Thuman, and Latendresse did not ask about the Flynn story and instead focused on important and, presumably, newsworthy issues like trade, immigration, refugees, the economy, and national security.
Many establishment media figures bashed the four reporters for asking the legitimate questions.
Reporters covering the White House who fail to ask the president about the most pressing news of the day should be ashamed of themselves.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 13, 2017
Biggest papers in U.S. blare headlines on embattled National Security Adviser Flynn. Trump calls on WJLA & Daily Caller, no Flynn questions.
— Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman) February 13, 2017
Stunning that not one reporter asked Trump to respond to reports about Flynn pre-inaugural contacts w Russians about sanctions
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) February 13, 2017
By handpicking reporters, Trump manages to get through news conference without being asked about Flynn.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 13, 2017
I asked Sinclair's VP of News about their reporter's decision not to ask Trump about Flynn. His response: pic.twitter.com/s5mKBZuVs5
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 13, 2017
New @CNN: Reporters outraged over lack of Flynn questions at Trump news conference https://t.co/qYoWsOPLvA pic.twitter.com/By1ttCeTqz
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 13, 2017
“what wasn’t asked” – Brian Williams just now, noting that ppl like @maggieNYT @AshleyRParker weren’t called on
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) February 13, 2017
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