Another Interview, Another Hissy Fit

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

Donald Trump likes to be the loudest person in the room and the center of attention, and he likes to tell a story his way.  He does not like being challenged or interrupted, especially by female journalists.

Yesterday as Trump was reeling off a litany of lies about American elections which didn't go his way on NBC's "Meet the Press," the program's host and moderator, Kristen Welker, challenged his fabrications as she tried unsuccessfully to keep him honest and on-topic.  Trump wanted to make the case that he believes US elections are rigged, and he cited his own 2020 loss to Joe Biden and the current governor's race in California in which ballots are still being counted.  Trump told Ms. Welker that he believes US elections are rigged, and then he began criticizing the three major television networks - CBS, ABC, and NBC - culminating in:

"They're crooked just like you're crooked, your press is crooked.  and 'Meet the Press' is crooked."

Trump also said that Welker, herself, was "either crooked or stupid."

Welker, a professional journalist with years of experience, responded with "To be fair, I'm not crooked.  But let's continue ."

Trump was not in the mood to continue his diatribe, particularly with a black female journalist.  He said;

"Let's call it quits because I've had enough.   Thank you, darling.  I've had a good time."

His patronizing "darling" tag at the end of their conversation is also pure Trump as he talks down to the little people, and women in particular.  In the past he has criticized Kaitlan Collins of CNN for not smiling enough and also called her and CBS's Nancy Cordes "stupid" and "dumb," told MS Now White House reporter Akalya Gardner that she was a "dumb person," called ABC's Rachel  Scott and Mary Bruce "obnoxious" and "terrible," and, of course, last November he said to Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey, "Quiet, quiet Piggy."  

Trump said in a social media post that New York Times reporter Katie Rogers was "ugly, both inside and out," and he also referred to her as "third-rate."  Trump accused NBC News reporter Yamiche Alcinder of being "very aggressive." He has also lobbed comments at two other female reporters - Megyn Kelly of Fox News and Mika Brzezinski of MS Now -  that have been widely interpreted as referring to their menstrual cycles, and Trump has referred to Brzezinski as "Low IQ."

There's a reason Donald Trump rails so loudly and vehemently against women in power positions and the "woke" culture.  They represent the modern and enlightened world, a place Trump refuses to acknowledge or respect.  The shadow of America's sexist, racist, and homophobic past is waning despite the efforts of our government and troglodytes like Donald Trump to preserve that awful legacy.  

The times are slowly changing for the better.  I believe that.  Donald Trump is struggling to preserve white, male, straight, protestant privilege, but he is basically pissing into the strong winds of change.  America is already sensing life beyond Trump and beginning to right itself.  Our country is better than Donald John Trump, and we know it - and deep down so does he.  That's why he's so damned angry.